Opportunities for improved promotion of ecosystem services in agriculture under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

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dc.creatorBell, A.R.
dc.creatorMatthews, Nathaniel
dc.creatorZhang, Wei
dc.date2016-03
dc.date2016-12-28T08:27:53Z
dc.date2016-12-28T08:27:53Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:30:02Z
dc.descriptionIn this study, we focus on water quality as a vehicle to illustrate the role that the water, energy, and food (WEF) Nexus perspective may have in promoting ecosystem services in agriculture. The mediation of water quality by terrestrial systems is a key ecosystem service for a range of actors (municipalities, fishers, industries, and energy providers) and is reshaped radically by agricultural activity. To address these impacts, many programs exist to promote improved land-use practices in agriculture; however, where these practices incur a cost or other burden to the farmer, adoption can be low unless some form of incentive is provided (as in a payment for ecosystem services (PES) program). Provision of such incentives can be a challenge to sustain in the long term, if there is not a clear beneficiary or other actor willing to provide them. Successfully closing the loop between impacts and incentives often requires identifying a measurable and valuable service with a clear central beneficiary that is impacted by the summative effects of the diffuse agricultural practices across the landscape. Drawing on cases from our own research, we demonstrate how the WEF Nexus perspective—by integrating non-point-source agricultural problems under well-defined energy issues—can highlight central beneficiaries of improved agricultural practice, where none may have existed otherwise.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/78530
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/157728
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceBell, A.; Matthews, Nathanial; Zhang, W. 2016. Opportunities for improved promotion of ecosystem services in agriculture under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 6(1):183-191. doi: 10.1007/s13412-016-0366-9
dc.subjectpayment for ecosystem services
dc.subjectpayment agreements
dc.subjectwater power
dc.subjectwater security
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectenergy consumption
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectintegrated management
dc.subjectpest management
dc.subjectdrinking water
dc.subjectlandscape
dc.subjectconservation agriculture
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectenvironmental management
dc.subjectcase studies
dc.subjectintegrated pest management
dc.subjectfood policies
dc.subjectwater
dc.subjectsystems analysis
dc.subjectecosystems
dc.subjectecosystem services
dc.subjectenergy
dc.titleOpportunities for improved promotion of ecosystem services in agriculture under the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
dc.typeJournal Article

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