What are the impacts of sugarcane production on ecosystem services and human well-being? A review
Daniel El Chami, André Daccache, Maroun El Moujabber
Abstract
This paper provides a narrative systematic review (SR) of the impacts of sugarcane production on different ecosystems employing the ecosystem services framework. The literature assessed showed that sugarcane, like all agro-systems, depends on practices and techniques to transform negative impacts into positive externalities on ecosystems. However, the literature studied failed to include the inter-linkage in the effects of sugarcane production and therefore, evaluate the ecosystem services and account for existing trade-offs.
Topics & Concepts
Ecosystem servicesEcosystemExternalityProduction (economics)Linkage (software)BusinessNatural resource economicsEnvironmental resource managementEcosystem valuationEcosystem healthEnvironmental scienceEconomicsEcologyBiologyGeneBiochemistryMacroeconomicsConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentLand Use and Ecosystem Services