Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Kräftriket 2B, 10691, Stockholm, Sweden.
Prosperous Planet, Sveavägen 131, 11346, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ambio. 2021 Feb;50(2):314-331. doi: 10.1007/s13280-020-01378-w. Epub 2020 Sep 18.
The ecosystem service concept is recognized as a useful tool to support sustainability in decision-making. In this study, we collaborated with actors in the Helge å catchment, southern Sweden, in an iterative participatory ecosystem service assessment. Through workshops and interviews, we jointly decided which ecosystem services to assess and indicators to use in order to achieve a sense of ownership and a higher legitimacy of the assessment. Subsequently, we explored the landscape-level interactions between the 15 assessed services, and found that the area can be described using three distinct ecosystem service bundles. The iterative, participatory process strengthened our analysis and created a shared understanding and overview of the multifunctional landscape around Helge å among participants. Importantly, this allowed for the generated knowledge to impact local strategic sustainability planning. With this study, we illustrate how similar processes can support local decision-making for a more sustainable future.
生态系统服务概念被认为是支持决策可持续性的有用工具。在这项研究中，我们与瑞典南部赫尔格 å 流域的利益相关者合作，进行了迭代式的参与式生态系统服务评估。通过研讨会和访谈，我们共同决定评估哪些生态系统服务以及使用哪些指标，以实现评估的所有权和更高的合法性。随后，我们探讨了评估的 15 项服务之间的景观水平相互作用，发现该区域可以用三个不同的生态系统服务束来描述。迭代式、参与式的过程加强了我们的分析，并在参与者中创造了对赫尔格 å 周边多功能景观的共同理解和概述。重要的是，这使得生成的知识能够影响当地的战略可持续性规划。通过这项研究，我们说明了类似的过程如何支持当地的决策，以实现更可持续的未来。
