Local Knowledge of Pond Fish-Farming Ecosystem Services: Management Implications of Stakeholders’ Perceptions in Three Different Contexts (Brazil, France and Indonesia)

• Main Authors: Syndhia Mathé, Hélène Rey-Valette
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
• Series: Sustainability
• Subjects: social perception; ecosystem services; valuation method; pond fish-farming systems
• Online Access: http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/6/7644

This article addresses ecosystem service perceptions in the case of pond fish-farming systems in Brazil, France and Indonesia. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment vision suggests a more integrated reflection on environmental policies with greater adaptability to local knowledge and the development of social learning processes, which tend to promote more sustainable changes in behavior and practice than do sanctions. This study considers a part of the identification of ecosystem services. It shows that perceptions differ with the context, and found few differences depending on the type of stakeholders (fish farmers and other stakeholders). From a methodological viewpoint, this paper opens up new prospects for valuing ecosystem services through a perception study.