Ecosystem Services Provided by Geodiversity: Preliminary Assessment and Perspectives for the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in the Coastal Region of the State of Sao Paulo, Southeastern Brazil

Autor(es)

Motta Garcia, Maria da Gloria

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: GEOHERITAGE; v. 11, n. 4 NOV 2019.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Geodiversity-based ecosystem services are functions provided by elements of geodiversity that benefit society and future generations. Their adequate evaluation is important to assess losses and the value of nature, both qualitatively and quantitatively, and may be the key to the sustainable use of natural abiotic heritage by means of inclusion in land-management programmes. This work first presents an initial contribution to the inclusion of geodiversity in the ecosystem approach in the coastal region of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The qualitative evaluation presented has identified 56 ecosystem services distributed across four functions-regulation, supporting, provisioning and cultural-that give an overview of the importance of geodiversity in the region. The ecosystem approach is placed as a potentially important influence on public policies for the management of geodiversity and geoheritage, depending on the effectiveness of communication with decision-makers and society. It is also the intention to provide the bases for future works regarding the detailed assessment of ecosystem services in the context of geodiversity in the region. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/18652-2 - O Patrimônio Geológico da região costeira do estado de São Paulo: inventário e valorização com suporte de tecnologias geoespaciais
• Beneficiário: Maria da Glória Motta Garcia
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular