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| Author(s): |
Isabel M.D. Rosa
[1]
;
Carolyn J. Lundquist
;
Simon Ferrier
[3]
;
Rob Alkemade
;
Paula F. Drummond de Castro
[5]
;
Carlos A. Joly
[6]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Bangor University. School of Natural Sciences - País de Gales
[3] CSIRO Land and Water - Austrália
[5] Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Laboratório de Estudos Avançados em Jornalismo Científico - Brasil
[6] Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Biologia. Departamento de Biologia Vegetal - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Biota Neotropica; v. 20, 2020-09-14. |
| Abstract | |
Abstract: Extensive anthropogenic activities driven by the demand for agriculture and forestry products have led to dramatic reductions in biodiversity worldwide and significant changes in the provisioning of ecosystem services. These trends are expected to continue in the future as the world continues to develop without much consideration of the role that nature plays in sustaining human livelihoods. Scenarios and models can be important tools to help policy- and decision-makers foresee the impact of their decisions; thus, increasing capacity in creating such models and scenarios is of utmost importance. However, postgraduate training schools that focus on this topic are still rare. Here we present and reflect on the experience of the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Scenarios and Modelling on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services to Support Human Well-Being (SPSAS Scenarios). In addition, we introduce the Special Issue of Biota Neotropica that resulted from the activities taking place during the SPSAS Scenarios. In total, nine case studies emerged from the activities carried out during SPSAS Scenarios. These focused on a variety of ecosystems, their current drivers of change and expected trends, as well as on the development of alternative positive scenarios applying the recently developed Nature Futures Framework. We emphasize the need to increase capacity in scenario and modelling skills in order to address some of the existing gaps in producing policy-relevant scenarios and models for biodiversity and ecosystem services. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/16445-5 - São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Scenarios and Modelling on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services to Support Human Well-Being |
| Grantee: | Carlos Alfredo Joly |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Scientific Meeting - São Paulo School of Advanced Science |