Evaluation of ecosystem services and payment for environmental services:

application in the Córrego Bebedouro river basin, Mato Grosso do Sul - Brazil

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The Bebedouro Stream Watershed (BHCB in Portuguese) in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) faces significant challenges due to the loss of native vegetation and the consequent reduction in ecosystem services. Payment for Environmental Services (PES) could be a promising opportunity to mitigate these issues, encouraging conservation and environmental recovery. This study aimed to evaluate carbon stock and sequestration ecosystem services and simulate PES in the BHCB. The methodology included the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) valuation application, and PES simulation under the Mina D'água Program in the area. The results provided carbon sequestration estimates over 12 and 30 years: riverbanks (29,633.89 tC and 74,084.711 tC), Permanent Preservation Areas (PPA) (1,241.58 tC and 3,103.95 tC), and Legal Reserves (LR) (95,918.40 tC and 239,795.980 tC), represents the highest estimate in the context of vegetation restoration. The PES simulation identified the presence of 66 springs on 25 rural properties, with a total annual value of R$ 21,336.48 for their preservation and a total restoration area of 1,576 meters. It is recommended to encourage reforestation in proposed LR areas, in the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR in Portuguese/MS).

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Bruna Dienifer Souza Sampaio, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul - UFMS

Substitute Professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Três Lagoas Campus, teaches the following disciplines: Region Theory and Regionalization; Elaboration of Projects and Technical Reports and Political Geography. PhD student in Geography at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul - UFMS/CPTL. Master in Geography (2018) from the Paulista State University Júlio Mesquita Filho - Presidente Prudente Campus, with the guidance of Prof. doctor Encarnita Salas Martin and Prof. Dr. Renata Ribeiro de Araújo. He holds a degree and a bachelor's degree in Geography from the Faculty of Science and Technology - Paulista State University Júlio Mesquita Filho, Presidente Prudente Campus, (2015 and 2016). Member of the research group on Environmental Management and Socio-Spatial Dynamics (GADIS), since July 2011. Worked as an extension fellow (Proex, 2011 ) in the project "Rede Regional de Reciclagem Solidária no Oeste Paulista", supervised by Prof. doctor Maria Coelho. She was an Industrial Technological Initiation Scholarship (ITI-A, CNPq, 2012), with the Project: DIGITAL CENTERS AND PRODUCTION CHAINS - AGGREGATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT, specifically, as a supporter responsible for the Association of Collectors of Recyclable Materials ROCHA, located in the municipality of Regente-Feijó-SP, with the aim of forming and incubating groups that work in the urban solid waste production chain. He was a Scientific Initiation Scholar - CNPq, for the main Project "WATER MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING OF WATER BASINS: applied studies in the Paranapanema River basin" - Environmental Planning and Integrated Management of Urban Solid Waste in the municipality of Santo Anastácio-SP. In this research, the Urban Solid Waste Diagnosis was carried out in Santo Anastácio (2013). She did research (IC-2014) on the environmental diagnosis of the Permanent Preservation Areas in the Ribeirão Vei and Vem watershed, tributary of the Santo Anastácio River, relating them to the inadequate disposal of solid waste in these areas. Conducted research (IC-2015) on mechanisms for Payments for Environmental Services (PSA) and the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) as instruments that help with environmental planning and management, focusing on the Ribeirão Vai e Vem watershed, in Santo Anastácio ( SP). She defended the Monograph in 2015 (concept A) entitled Payment for Environmental Services on Rural Properties in the Ribeirão Vai e Vem watershed, municipality of Santo Anastácio (SP), under the guidance of Prof. doctor Antonio Cezar Leal.

Vitor Matheus Bacani, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul – UFMS

Professor Associado da UFMS, Campus de Três Lagoas. Possui Licenciatura e Bacharelado em Geografia pela UFMS (2005), Mestrado (2007) e Doutorado (2010) em Geografia pela USP. Realizou Pós-Doutorado na Université de Rennes 2, França (2014–2015), onde atua como pesquisador associado. É docente nos programas de Mestrado e Doutorado em Geografia da UFMS (Três Lagoas e Aquidauana) e colaborador no Mestrado em Recursos Naturais (FAENG/UFMS). Foi coordenador do PPGG/UFMS (2016–2019) e atua como consultor ad hoc de periódicos científicos. Possui experiência nas áreas de Sensoriamento Remoto, SIG, modelagem ambiental, bacias hidrográficas, pedologia, zoneamento, ordenamento territorial e Pantanal.

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2025-06-03

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