La evaluación no monetaria de los servicios ecosistémicos: perspectivas para la gestión sostenible del territorio

Abstract

Ecosystem Services (ES) are defined as the “direct and indirect contribution of ecosystems to human well-being.” The ES approach to support land management has been one of the most influential in the scientific and political schools of thought, and in Latin American countries like Chile, there is a growing interest on this topic. Connecting ecosystems with people’s well-being allows exploration of visions, values, preferences or beliefs of the ES users. However, these aspects are commonly ignored in the political fields and by the Chilean land management due to the methodological complexity of addressing their character of intangibility. In this article, the need to incorporate the intangible dimensions of value in assessing ES are argued, and the methodological tools available to it are organized to support the territorial assessment of ES. The study reports the findings of a theoretical research where the paradigm of ES, its implications in political and scientific areas are analyzed, and then focuses the analysis on the need to incorporate non-monetary value dimensions on ES assessment, which may be particularly relevant in Latin American countries. Among the methodological strategies to capture these dimensions are participatory techniques such as focus groups, deliberative techniques and participatory and spatial representations. Although this work focuses in Chile, it can be useful for decision-makers, scientists and social actors in Latin America.

Keywords:

Servicios ecosistémicos

gestión del territorio

técnicas no monetarias

bienestar humano

Ecosystem services

land management

non-monetary techniques

human well-being

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