Local perception of the ecological services and well-being of the Maya Zone´s rainforest from Quintana Roo, Mexico

This study assesses the Maya communities’ local perception of the ecological services and well-being obtained from the rainforest of Quintana Roo. To do this, we used six landscape units, which were defined by integrating both, the local knowledge of Maya people and literature review. To identify th...

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Autores: Infante Ramírez, Karla Diana, Arce Ibarra, Ana Minerva
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Investigaciones Geográficas
Idioma:español
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Palabra clave:Selva
servicios ecológicos
paisaje
ejidos
zona maya
Rainforest
ecological services
landscape units
common holdings
Mayan Zone
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spelling Local perception of the ecological services and well-being of the Maya Zone´s rainforest from Quintana Roo, MexicoPercepción local de los servicios ecológicos y de bienestar de la selva de la zona maya en Quintana Roo, MéxicoInfante Ramírez, Karla DianaArce Ibarra, Ana MinervaSelvaservicios ecológicospaisajeejidoszona mayaRainforestecological serviceslandscape unitscommon holdingsMayan ZoneThis study assesses the Maya communities’ local perception of the ecological services and well-being obtained from the rainforest of Quintana Roo. To do this, we used six landscape units, which were defined by integrating both, the local knowledge of Maya people and literature review. To identify the ecological services that communities perceived from the forest, open and semi-structured interviews, participant observation, depth interviews and community workshops were used. The results show that interviewees identified provisioning services, regulating and maintenance services, and cultural services. In particular, a larger number of ecological services was perceived from the following two landscape units: “high rainforest” (“monte alto”) and the “acahual of 20 or more years-old”, whereas the “Savannah” was identified as the one which least services provided. Moreover, using the development studies theory, our study identified the three dimensions of the concept of “human well-being”: the material, the relational and the subjective dimensions. Furthermore, our study also manages to introduce the relationships of these dimensions with the ecological services perceived by the studied communities. Our results show a clear interaction Maya society-nature, and are useful to guide community and governmental decision-making in the management of local natural resources.Este estudio evalúa la percepción local sobre los servicios ecológicos y de bienestar de la selva en comunidades de la zona maya del centro de Quintana Roo. Se trabajó con seis unidades de paisaje, las cuales fueron delimitadas con la participación de habitantes de las comunidades y con una revisión de literatura. Para identificar los servicios que perciben las comunidades de la selva, se utilizaron entrevistas abiertas y semiestructuradas, observación participante, entrevistas a profundidad y talleres comunitarios. Los resultados muestran que los entrevistados identificaron servicios de provisión, de regulación y mantenimiento, y culturales. En particular, percibieron más servicios ecológicos en las unidades del “monte alto” y el “acahual de 20 años” o más, mientras que la “sabana” fue identificada como la que menos servicios les proporciona. Además, a partir de la teoría de los estudios de desarrollo, el estudio identifica las tres dimensiones del concepto de “bienestar humano”: la material, la relacional y la subjetiva, y logra presentar la relación de éstas con los servicios ecológicos percibidos por las comunidades estudiadas. Los resultados muestran una clara interacción sociedad maya-naturaleza y son útiles para orientar la toma de decisiones en el manejo de los recursos naturales, tanto a nivel comunitario como gubernamental.Instituto de Geografía2014-01-13info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdftext/htmlhttps://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/article/view/3659310.14350/rig.36593Investigaciones Geográficas; No. 86Investigaciones Geográficas; Núm. 862448-72790188-4611reponame:Investigaciones Geográficasinstname:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICOinstacron:UNAMspahttps://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/article/view/36593/39718https://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/article/view/36593/44909info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/365932024-11-05T15:50:50Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Local perception of the ecological services and well-being of the Maya Zone´s rainforest from Quintana Roo, Mexico
Percepción local de los servicios ecológicos y de bienestar de la selva de la zona maya en Quintana Roo, México
title Local perception of the ecological services and well-being of the Maya Zone´s rainforest from Quintana Roo, Mexico
spellingShingle Local perception of the ecological services and well-being of the Maya Zone´s rainforest from Quintana Roo, Mexico
Infante Ramírez, Karla Diana
Selva
servicios ecológicos
paisaje
ejidos
zona maya
Rainforest
ecological services
landscape units
common holdings
Mayan Zone
title_short Local perception of the ecological services and well-being of the Maya Zone´s rainforest from Quintana Roo, Mexico
title_full Local perception of the ecological services and well-being of the Maya Zone´s rainforest from Quintana Roo, Mexico
title_fullStr Local perception of the ecological services and well-being of the Maya Zone´s rainforest from Quintana Roo, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Local perception of the ecological services and well-being of the Maya Zone´s rainforest from Quintana Roo, Mexico
title_sort Local perception of the ecological services and well-being of the Maya Zone´s rainforest from Quintana Roo, Mexico
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Infante Ramírez, Karla Diana
Arce Ibarra, Ana Minerva
author Infante Ramírez, Karla Diana
author_facet Infante Ramírez, Karla Diana
Arce Ibarra, Ana Minerva
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Selva
servicios ecológicos
paisaje
ejidos
zona maya
Rainforest
ecological services
landscape units
common holdings
Mayan Zone
topic Selva
servicios ecológicos
paisaje
ejidos
zona maya
Rainforest
ecological services
landscape units
common holdings
Mayan Zone
description This study assesses the Maya communities’ local perception of the ecological services and well-being obtained from the rainforest of Quintana Roo. To do this, we used six landscape units, which were defined by integrating both, the local knowledge of Maya people and literature review. To identify the ecological services that communities perceived from the forest, open and semi-structured interviews, participant observation, depth interviews and community workshops were used. The results show that interviewees identified provisioning services, regulating and maintenance services, and cultural services. In particular, a larger number of ecological services was perceived from the following two landscape units: “high rainforest” (“monte alto”) and the “acahual of 20 or more years-old”, whereas the “Savannah” was identified as the one which least services provided. Moreover, using the development studies theory, our study identified the three dimensions of the concept of “human well-being”: the material, the relational and the subjective dimensions. Furthermore, our study also manages to introduce the relationships of these dimensions with the ecological services perceived by the studied communities. Our results show a clear interaction Maya society-nature, and are useful to guide community and governmental decision-making in the management of local natural resources.
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