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Conservation, Management of Natural Forests and Reforestation of Pastures to Retain and Restore Current Provisioning Services

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Book cover Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity and Environmental Change in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of South Ecuador

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 221))

Abstract

Conservation in Ecuador is mainly realised through an extensive network of protected areas. Recently, multi-stakeholder initiatives and payments for environmental services are also implemented to support conservation. Natural forests provide 120 timber species to the Ecuadorian market. Furthermore, they harbour a wealth of different species for non-timber forest uses (NTFPs), which play a substantial role in the livelihoods of small-scale farming households. However, the extent differs among the ethnic groups. Another essential but often neglected service of natural forests is its relevance as a genetic resource for reproductive material. Reforestation of unproductive land is an important option to reduce the pressure on natural forests and to rehabilitate its provisioning services. So far mostly exotic tree species have been used for this. We demonstrate that reforestation programmes with native tree species have a good potential and may generate several thousands of job opportunities and a huge market for forest reproductive material.

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  1. Institute of Silviculture, Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354, Freising, Germany

    Michael Weber, Bernd Stimm, Patrick Hildebrandt, Ximena Palomeque & Daniel Kübler

  2. Pontificia Universidad Católica (PUCE), Apt. 17-01-2184, Quito, Ecuador

    Maria Fernanda López

  3. Institute of Geography, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    Andrés Gerique & Perdita Pohle

  4. Institute of Forest Management, Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354, Freising, Germany

    Thomas Knoke & Baltazar Calvas

  5. Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, Latin-American Chair for Protected Areas and Biological Corridors “Kenton Miller”, CATIE 7170, Turrialba, 30501, Costa Rica

    Sven Günter

  6. Center for Studies and Development of Amazonia (CEDAMAZ), National University of Loja, Loja, Ecuador

    Nikolai Aguirre

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  2. , Department of Plant Physiology and Bayre, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, Bayreuth, 95440, Germany

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  3. , Institute of Geography, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Kochstr. 4/4, Erlangen, 91054, Germany

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Weber, M. et al. (2013). Conservation, Management of Natural Forests and Reforestation of Pastures to Retain and Restore Current Provisioning Services. In: Bendix, J., et al. Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity and Environmental Change in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of South Ecuador. Ecological Studies, vol 221. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38137-9_13

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