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1 Peh, K. S.-H.; Thapa, I.; Basnyat, M.; Balmford, A.; Bhattarai, G. P.; Bradbury, R. B.; Brown, C.; Butchart, S. H. M.; Dhakal, M.; Gurung, H.; Hughes, F. M. R.; Mulligan, M.; Pandeya, B.; Stattersfield, A. J.; Thomas, D. H. L.; Walpole, M.; Merriman, J. C. 2016. Synergies between biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision: lessons on integrated ecosystem service valuation from a Himalayan protected area, Nepal. Ecosystem Services, 22(Part B):359-369. (Special issue: Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Solutions). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.05.003]
Ecosystem services ; Biodiversity conservation ; Economic value ; Water quality ; Greenhouse gases ; Carbon ; Tourism ; Cost benefit analysis ; Land use ; Social aspects ; Valuation ; Assessment ; Decision making / Nepal / Himalayan Region / Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048023)
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We utilised a practical approach to integrated ecosystem service valuation to inform decision-making at Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park in Nepal. The Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment (TESSA) was used to compare ecosystem services between two alternative states of the site (protection or lack of protection with consequent changed land use) to estimate the net consequences of protection. We estimated that lack of protection would have substantially reduced the annual ecosystem service flow, including a 74% reduction in the value of greenhouse gas sequestration, 60% reduction in carbon storage, 94% reduction in nature-based recreation, and 88% reduction in water quality. The net monetary benefit of the park was estimated at $11 million year-1. We conclude that: (1) simplified cost-benefit analysis between alternative states can be usefully employed to determine the ecosystem service consequences of land-use change, but monetary benefits should be subject to additional sensitivity analysis; (2) both biophysical indicators and monetary values can be standardised using rose plots, to illustrate the magnitude of synergies and trade-offs among the services; and (3) continued biodiversity protection measures can preserve carbon stock, although the benefit of doing so remains virtual unless an effective governance option is established to realise the monetary values.
2 Gonzalez, D.; Sattar, R. A.; Budhathoki, R.; Carrard, N.; Chase, R. P.; Crawford, J.; Halcrow, G.; Kozole, T.; MacArthur, J.; Nicoletti, C.; Toeur, V.; Basnet, M. P.; Chhetri, A.; Gurung, H.; Yadav, A.; Vourchnea, P.; Willetts, J. 2022. A partnership approach to the design and use of a quantitative measure: co-producing and piloting the WASH gender equality measure in Cambodia and Nepal. Development Studies Research, 9(1):142-158. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/21665095.2022.2073248]
Water, sanitation and hygiene ; Gender equality ; Partnerships ; Collaboration ; Women’s empowerment ; Decision making ; Communities ; Social aspects ; Households / Cambodia / Nepal / Kampong Thom / Kandal / Prey Veng / Dailekh / Sarlahi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051410)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21665095.2022.2073248
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051410.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051410.pdf
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The connections between WASH and gender equality have been extensively explored and documented using qualitative approaches, but not yet through quantitative means in ways that can strengthen WASH programming. The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Gender Equality Measure (WASH-GEM) is a novel quantitative multidimensional tool co-produced in partnership between researchers and practitioners. This article explores three dimensions of the WASH-GEM co-production and implementation: (i) the role of partnerships in co-production processes for bringing contextual and practitioner knowledge into measure development; (ii) selected results from the validation pilot in Cambodia and Nepal (n = 3,056) that demonstrate ways in which the measure can inform WASH programming through analysis at different levels and with different co-variants; and (iii) the collaborative process of translating research into programming. The study illustrates that strong partnership and co-production processes were foundational for the development of a conceptually rigorous quantitative measure that has practical relevance. The findings presented in this article have implications for future measure development and WASH programming that aims to influence gender equality in rural communities.
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