Assessing local people's perceptions and preference for ecosystem services to support management plan in Omo Biosphere Reserve, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.author Adeyemi, Opeyemi
dc.contributor.author Chirwa, Paxie W.
dc.contributor.author Babalola, Folaranmi Dapo
dc.date.accessioned 2023-11-02T10:20:26Z
dc.date.issued 2022-09
dc.description DATA AVAILABILITY : Data will be made available on request. en_US
dc.description.abstract Little attention has been given to local people's perception of and preferences for ES, especially in developing countries. Such disregard of local community's priorities for ecosystem services (ES) can lead to non-coherent development plans and minimise community participation in ES-based conservation. Therefore, this study conducted an ES assessment to understand how local people perceive the importance of ES and how they prioritise ES. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 302 residents in 65 enclaves of Omo Biosphere Reserve (OBR), Nigeria. Data analyses including logistic regression analysis and spatial analysis were carried out to explain the residents' responses to survey items. Respondents identified crops, fruits, water, firewood as the preferred ES. The explicit spatial maps showed a high priority for ES around the North-Western, Eastern and Southern region of the Reserve. Gender, age group, education level, income level and household size all played essential roles in the importance of ES. Income and household size were the only sociodemographic factors that influenced the willingness of the local people to conserve ES. This study could help to make an informed decision on the management of the resources and facilitate the provision of ES in the reserve. Thus, this research could contribute to the effective implementation of the Lima Action Plan (LAP) in OBR. en_US
dc.description.department Plant Production and Soil Science en_US
dc.description.embargo 2024-08-06
dc.description.librarian hj2023 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship The South Africa's National Research Foundation (NRF)- African Renaissance Doctoral Scholarship. en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.elsevier.com/locate/envdev en_US
dc.identifier.citation Adeyemi, O., Chirwa, P.W. & Babalola, F.D. 2022, 'Assessing local people's perceptions and preference for ecosystem services to support management plan in Omo Biosphere Reserve, Nigeria', Environmental Development, vol. 43, art. 100738, pp. 1-13, doi : 10.1016/j.envdev.2022.100738. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2211-4645 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2211-4653 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1016/j.envdev.2022.100738
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93152
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.rights © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Environmental Development. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Environmental Development, vol. 43, art. 100738, pp. 1-13, doi : 10.1016/j.envdev.2022.100738. en_US
dc.subject Ecosystem services (ES) en_US
dc.subject Omo Biosphere Reserve (OBR) en_US
dc.subject Nigeria en_US
dc.subject Local people en_US
dc.subject Local knowledge en_US
dc.subject Ecosystem services assessment en_US
dc.subject Biosphere reserve en_US
dc.subject SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities en_US
dc.subject SDG-15: Life on land en_US
dc.title Assessing local people's perceptions and preference for ecosystem services to support management plan in Omo Biosphere Reserve, Nigeria en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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