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www.cccep.ac.uk. Using an ecosystem based approach to understand social-ecological systems: linking livelihoods and forest services in Vietnam and Zambia Steven Orchard & Felix Kalaba. Centre for Climate Change Economics & Policy (CCCEP) Sustainability Research Institute (SRI)

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  1. www.cccep.ac.uk • Using an ecosystem based approach to understand social-ecological systems: linking livelihoods and forest services in Vietnam and Zambia • Steven Orchard & Felix Kalaba Centre for Climate Change Economics & Policy (CCCEP) Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) University of Leeds Supervisors: Prof Lindsay Stringer & Dr Claire Quinn

  2. Social • Economic • Environmental • Adaptation/mitigation/development EBA & forests

  3. To understand the impact of human activity on ecosystem services by studying the livelihoods of natural resource dependent communities in differing social-ecological systems • What provisioning services do communities get from forests? • What contribution do they make to household income? • In what ways does the vulnerability context of households affect the use of provisioning services? • How are negative changes in forests affecting local livelihoods? Aims and objectives

  4. Study sites Viet Nam Zambia China Viet Nam Lao Mwekera Kitwe district Katanino Masaiti district Dong Rui commune Quang Ninh province GiaoXuan commune Nam Dinh province Da Loc commune Thanh Hoa province DR Congo Thailand Cambodia Zambia Zimbabwe Source: Wikipedia (2012)

  5. Research design & methods

  6. Objective 1: What provisioning services do communities get from forests?

  7. Objective 2: What contribution do forest provisions make to household income?

  8. Objective 3: How does the household vulnerability context affect the use of provisioning goods?

  9. Objective 4:How are negative changes in forests affecting local livelihoods? • Major impact on local livelihoods • Female headed and low income households most affected • Diminishes livelihood options/diversity • Reduces household coping strategies and safety nets • Decrease in availability and quality of provisioning goods • Longer time to travel to harvest sites • Reductions in regulating, supporting and cultural services

  10. Livelihoods highly vulnerable to negative changes in forest ecosystems • The consumption and sale of food from forests are important components of livelihoods and hence food security • The income from sale of forest goods is crucial particularly for female headed and poor/marginalised households • Forest provisioning services are a vital source of insurance to manage shocks, stresses and seasonality • Degradation of forests leads to loss of income, reduction of livelihood options, loss of vital coping strategies, reductions in regulating, supporting and cultural services Discussion

  11. Consideration and inclusion of local people in management decisions • Recognition of socio-political and historical context • Policies and targeted support to increase insurance against shocks • Equitable access and distribution of ecosystem services • Increased diversification of income opportunities • EBA as a valuable method to achieving these recommendations Conclusions and recommendations

  12. Thank youeeseo@leeds.ac.uk www.cccep.ac.uk

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