@Article{PinhoCaToGoLaOmSm:2022:LoPeEc,
               author = "Pinho, Patr{\'{\i}}cia F. and Canova, Moara T. and Toledo, Peter 
                         Mann de and Gonzalez, Adrian and Lapola, David M. and Ometto, Jean 
                         Pierre Henry Balbaud and Smith, Mark Stafford",
          affiliation = "{Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amaz{\^o}nia (IPAM)} and 
                         {Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Universidade de 
                         S{\~a}o Paulo (USP)} and {Universidade Estadual de Campinas 
                         (UNICAMP)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais 
                         (INPE)}",
                title = "Climate change affects us in the tropics: local perspectives on 
                         ecosystem services and well-being sensitivity in Southeast 
                         Brazil",
              journal = "Regional Environmental Change",
                 year = "2022",
               volume = "22",
               number = "3",
                pages = "e89",
                month = "Sept.",
             keywords = "Adaptation, Climate change impacts, Ecosystem services, Human 
                         well-being, Inequalities, Material and non-material dimensions.",
             abstract = "Inequalities in benefits from ecosystem services (ES) challenge 
                         the achievement of sustainability goals, because they increase the 
                         vulnerability of socio-ecological systems to climate hazards. Yet 
                         the unequal effects of changes in ES, and of climate change more 
                         generally, on human well-being (HWB) are still poorly accounted 
                         for in decision-making around adaptation, particularly in tropical 
                         countries. Here, we investigate these dynamics through the lens of 
                         local peoples perceptions of ES in relation to human well-being 
                         (HWB), and how these are affected by climate change in three 
                         distinct regional case studies in the Atlantic Forest in Southeast 
                         of Brazil. Through structured questionnaires, we found that the 
                         local perceptions of important ES are region-dependent, 
                         particularly identifying services regulating local climate and air 
                         quality, water flow and quality, food provisioning, and cultural 
                         services of landscape esthetics related to forest regeneration. 
                         HWB was expressed through material (e.g., economic security, 
                         environmental conditions) and higher accounts of non-material 
                         (e.g., feelings, health and social connections) dimensions. 
                         Specific environmental changes were identified by 95% of those 
                         responding, 40% of whom included climate change as one of these. 
                         When asked about climate directly, 97% of those responding 
                         identified relevant changes in regionally relevant ways. Rising 
                         temperatures, unbalanced seasons, altered rainfall patterns, 
                         drought, increase of extreme events, and sea level rise are 
                         negatively affecting both material and non-material dimensions of 
                         HWB across regions. These perceived changes aligned with observed 
                         and projected climate changes in the regions. Benefits from ES 
                         accrue for HWB at different scales depending on the specific ES 
                         and region. For example, crop production by small farmers or 
                         exported in sugar cane, water captured for agricultural irrigation 
                         or used for urban supplies, and fish resources for local 
                         consumption and lifestyle or as a recreational attraction for 
                         visitors. Policy choices about such balances will affect local 
                         vulnerabilities to the expected future climate and other 
                         environmental changes in the region. This place fine-scale 
                         observations and the empowerment of local knowledge at the core of 
                         policy decisions about adaptation to support a climate-resilient 
                         future for traditional communities and small farmers.",
                  doi = "10.1007/s10113-022-01938-8",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10113-022-01938-8",
                 issn = "1436-3798 and 1436-378X",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "Pinho2022_Article_ClimateChangeAffectsUsInTheTro.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "09 maio 2024"
}