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Thiago S Almeida1, Patrícia Trovarelli2, Klécia G Massi1,2
1Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Institudo de Ciência e Tecnologia, Rodovia Presidente Dutra, Km 137.8, s/n, Eugênio de Melo, 12224-300 São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
Anais Da Academia Brasileira De Ciencias
|April 19, 2023
Summary
Municipalities with more natural disasters participate in more payment for ecosystem services (PES) programs. However, these PES programs do not explicitly target disaster risk reduction, despite increasing environmental risks.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Ecology
- Conservation Biology
Background:
- Ecosystem services are crucial for ecosystem resilience and stability.
- Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs offer a mechanism to mitigate environmental disaster risks.
- The Paraíba do Sul river basin faces increasing natural disaster risks.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between participation in PES programs and the occurrence of natural disasters in municipalities.
- To determine if PES programs in the Vale do Paraíba Paulista explicitly address natural disaster risk reduction.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of natural disaster data (floods, droughts, landslides, fires) between 2009-2020.
- Correlation analysis between disaster event frequency and PES program participation in municipalities.
- Content analysis of PES program calls for disaster prevention measures.
Main Results:
- Municipalities experiencing a higher number of natural disasters showed increased participation in PES programs.
- PES programs did not explicitly mention or target natural disaster risk reduction.
- Observed PES actions included soil conservation and vegetation cover, indirectly related to risk prevention.
Conclusions:
- PES programs may be reactive, implemented in response to disaster events rather than proactively preventing them.
- There is a significant gap in addressing natural disaster risk reduction within current PES frameworks in the region.
- PES initiatives in Vale do Paraíba Paulista need to be re-evaluated to incorporate explicit natural disaster risk reduction strategies.
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