環境市場のための生態系サービスの回復
Margaret A Palmer1, Solange Filoso
1Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD 20688, USA. mpalmer@umd.edu
まとめ
生態系の回復は,生態系を元の状態に戻すことを目的としています. しかし,現在の環境市場は修復科学を無視し,直接の生体物理的な測定なしに生態系サービスを危険にさらす可能性があります.
科学分野:
- エコロジカル・リスタレーション・サイエンス
- 環境市場 環境市場とは
- 生態系サービス評価 エコシステムサービス評価
背景:
- 生態系の回復は,生態系を不安定な状態に戻すことを目的としています.
- 生態系サービスとは,人間が生態系から得られる恩恵である.
- 環境市場では,修復ベースのクレジットが登場しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 環境市場における生態的回復の科学的根拠を評価する.
- 生態系サービスに影響を与える修復慣行の欠陥を特定する.
- 市場での成功のために直接的な生体物理学的測定の必要性を強調する.
主な方法:
- 現在の生態修復の実践と市場メカニズムのレビュー.
- 生態系サービスの回復に関する科学文献の分析.
- 生態系サービス提供のための重要な生体物理学的プロセスの特定.
主要な成果:
- 環境市場では,修復目標を過度に単純化し,科学的限界を隠す可能性がある.
- 復旧の努力は,生態系サービスの完全なセットを回復することには及ばない場合があります.
- 生体物理学的プロセスの直接的な測定は,信頼性の高い生態系サービス評価に不可欠です.
結論:
- 修復に基づく環境市場の成功は,堅実な生態科学に左右される.
- 科学的な監督が改善されない限り,これらの市場は環境の悪化を加速させる危険性があります.
- 生態系機能の直接的な測定を優先することは,持続可能な市場にとって不可欠です.
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