INVESTIGADORES
VOLPEDO Alejandra Vanina
libros
Título:
Application of the ecosystem approach in integrated environmental assessments. Thematic Module of Volume 2 of the Training Manual on Integrated Environmental Assessment and Reporting
Autor/es:
ARMENTEROS; MORARELS RIVAS
Editorial:
Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el medio ambiente
Referencias:
Lugar: panama; Año: 2010 p. 60
Resumen:
Our modern-day society, and consequently the decision makers who represent us, increasingly needs reliable, up to date answers to questions as fundamental as some of those posed by the integrated environmental assessments (IEAs) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) since IEAs were introduced. For example: how is our environment changing? Two decades or more ago, IEAs began to provide information on this topic and to highlight some trends related to environmental changes. The new environmental challenges of this century —during which such issues as invasive species, climate change and others have emerged— are now demanding an increasingly large number of comprehensive answers as well as effective access to high-quality, objective, science-based information that will make it possible to firmly strike a balance among our societies’ diverse objectives. (UNEP) since IEAs were introduced. For example: how is our environment changing? Two decades or more ago, IEAs began to provide information on this topic and to highlight some trends related to environmental changes. The new environmental challenges of this century —during which such issues as invasive species, climate change and others have emerged— are now demanding an increasingly large number of comprehensive answers as well as effective access to high-quality, objective, science-based information that will make it possible to firmly strike a balance among our societies’ diverse objectives. On the basis of the progress outlined in Global Environmental Outlook: Environment for Development (GEO 4) (UNEP, 2007), one of the strategies adopted by the Division of Early Warning and Assessment, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC), UNEP, is to incorporate an ecosystem approach into its IEAs. This approach and its by products (such as the ecosystem service approach) have proved highly useful for examining the state of the environment by including human well-being in the analyses. The ecosystem approach, along with its 12 principles, was first proposed by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2000 in Nairobi (decision V/6) as a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and natural resources along with the recognition that humans are an integral component of all of the world’s ecosystems. The fundamental unit of this approach is the ecosystem, understood as the combination of "living organisms and their non-living environment". In addition to having an intrinsic value, ecosystems provide fundamental services to support life on Earth. This thematic module, prepared as an addition to the Training Module of the Training Manual on Integrated Environmental Assessment and Reporting (formerly, the GEOResource Book), provides a set of basic guidelines for applying the ecosystem approach in future regional and subregional IEAs. The module will help users: 1. become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA;become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA; 2. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. 1. become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA;become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA; 2. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. This thematic module, prepared as an addition to the Training Module of the Training Manual on Integrated Environmental Assessment and Reporting (formerly, the GEOResource Book), provides a set of basic guidelines for applying the ecosystem approach in future regional and subregional IEAs. The module will help users: 1. become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA;become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA; 2. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. 1. become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA;become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA; 2. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. Development (GEO 4) (UNEP, 2007), one of the strategies adopted by the Division of Early Warning and Assessment, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC), UNEP, is to incorporate an ecosystem approach into its IEAs. This approach and its by products (such as the ecosystem service approach) have proved highly useful for examining the state of the environment by including human well-being in the analyses. The ecosystem approach, along with its 12 principles, was first proposed by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2000 in Nairobi (decision V/6) as a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and natural resources along with the recognition that humans are an integral component of all of the world’s ecosystems. The fundamental unit of this approach is the ecosystem, understood as the combination of "living organisms and their non-living environment". In addition to having an intrinsic value, ecosystems provide fundamental services to support life on Earth. This thematic module, prepared as an addition to the Training Module of the Training Manual on Integrated Environmental Assessment and Reporting (formerly, the GEOResource Book), provides a set of basic guidelines for applying the ecosystem approach in future regional and subregional IEAs. The module will help users: 1. become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA;become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA; 2. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. 1. become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA;become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA; 2. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. Training Module of the Training Manual on Integrated Environmental Assessment and Reporting (formerly, the GEOResource Book), provides a set of basic guidelines for applying the ecosystem approach in future regional and subregional IEAs. The module will help users: 1. become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA;become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA; 2. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. 1. become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA;become familiar with the conceptual, methodological and technical aspects of the ecosystem approach and serve as a guide on how to incorporate those aspects into an IEA; 2. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment. understand the importance of the ecosystem concept and of the services that ecosystems provide, in order to prepare this type of assessments Throughout the sections of the module, concepts and methodologies are provided along with specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment.specific examples on using geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensors, developing indicators, and carrying out spatial modelling and information analysis. In addition, some exercises are proposed to encourage discussion and support users with elements that will allow them to consider incorporating this approach into the stages of their IEAs that examine the state of the environment.