Topic Introduction

Analysis of ecosystem services management requires an integrated approach. This topic provides the students with different applications of ecosystem services management that environmental planners and even formal business corporations could utilize.

By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

• Define the different concepts under integrated ecosystem services management.
• Differentiate the supply-supply case, supply-demand case, and demand-demand case.

Topic Readings

The required readings will be drawn from open books, which can be freely downloaded by students without having to worry about copyright issues. There will be optional readings that students might want to purchase for digging deeper into the topic, essential information from all readings will be encapsulated in the courses’ Module Notebook.

Required Readings

• Mouchet, M.A., Lamarque, P., Martin-Lopez, B., Crouzat, E., Gos, P., Byczek, C., and Lavorel, S. (2014). An interdisciplinary methodological guide for quantifying associations between ecosystem services. Global Environmental Change 28 (1): 298-308.
• Module 4 Notebook Download Module 4 Notebook

Optional Readings

• Baig, S.P., Rizvi, A.R., Pangilinan, M.J., Tan, R.P. (2016). Cost and Benefits of Ecosystem Based Adaptation: The Case of the Philippines. Switzerland: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
• Campos, J.J., Alpizar, F., Louman, B., Parrotta, J. (2005). An integrated approach to forest ecosystem services. In G. Mery, R. Alfaro, Kanninen, M. (Eds). Forest in the Global Balance- Changing Paradigms. IUFRO World Series 17. ISBN: 3-901347-55-0.
• Chertow, M.R. (2001). The IPAT equation and its variants. Journal of Industrial Ecology 4 (4): 13-29.
• Francisco, H.A. (2003). Environmental Service “Payments”: Experiences, Constraints and Potential in The Philippines. World Agroforestry Center.
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (2011). Guide to corporate ecosystem valuation: A framework for improving corporate decision-making. WBCSD. ISBN: 978-3-9403888-71-1.

Fundamental Concepts

• ES capacity
• ES flow
• ES demand
• ES supply
• ES bundle
• ES associations
• Supply-supply case
• Supply-demand case
• Demand-demand case

Video Lectures

Lesson 4.3 - 10 minutes

Note: To view Interactive Video on Lesson 4.3 (SCORM), use Firefox to access and open it.

Self-test Quiz

After viewing video lectures, take 10 minutes now to take the self-check quiz at Online Self-test 4.3.

Activities & Assignments

Online Discussions

Online Forum 13- Post your answers in the self-reflection questions below:

Instructions:

1. Which of the aforementioned ecosystem service management approaches do you think is the most applicable in your community?

Online Forum 14- Post final words for your classmates and instructors. 

Surveys

Course Satisfaction Survey

Instructions:

1. Take the online course satisfaction survey.

Final Exam

Instructions:

1. Take the final exam. You can only take it once.

Topic Summary

This topic showed different examples of how to apply ecosystem services valuation and management using an integrative approach. From the three examples shown, the importance and interdependence of the biophysical, social, economic, and institutional aspects in ecosystem management are emphasized.

Topic Self-review (Optional)

Use the following self-reflection questions as study guide to conduct your self-review for the topic.

1. Were there any environmental problems in your immediate community (or in other places that you know about, if not applicable in your community) that affected a provision of two or more ecosystem services? How did the local government address the problem?
2. Would you say that the government’s response brought the provision of the ecosystem services back to the community? Do you think that such response will reduce the possibility of decreasing ES supply if the same environmental problem arises?