Título :	Ecosystem services provided by green areas and their implications for human health in Brazil
Autor :	Barbosa, Vitória Rodrigues Ferreira Damasceno, Reizane Maria Dias, Mariana Andreotti Castelhano, Francisco Jablinski Roig, Henrique Llacer Réquia Júnior, Weeberb João
metadata.dc.identifier.orcid:	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0387-2974 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9220-8057 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6747-3545 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9180-3081 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7564-3364
metadata.dc.contributor.affiliation:	Fundação Getúlio Vargas, School of Public Policy and Government, Center for Environment and Public Health Studies Fundação Getúlio Vargas, School of Public Policy and Government, Center for Environment and Public Health Studies Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Department of Demography and Actuarial Sciences Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Geography Department University of Brasilia, Geoscience Institute Fundação Getúlio Vargas, School of Public Policy and Government, Center for Environment and Public Health Studies
Assunto::	Serviços ecossistêmicos Áreas verdes Saúde
Fecha de publicación :	5-abr-2024
Editorial :	Elsevier
Citación :	BARBOSA, Vitória Rodrigues Ferreira et al. Ecosystem services provided by green areas and their implications for human health in Brazil. Ecological Indicators, [S.l.], v. 161, e111975, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111975. Disponível em: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X24004321?via%3Dihub. Acesso em: 10 jul. 2025.
Abstract:	Green areas provide numerous ecosystem services (ES) that are essential for human well-being, such as climate regulation, air quality regulation, disease regulation, and recreational opportunities. In this study, we assessed the ecosystem services provided by green areas and their implications for human health in Brazil. Considering emerging problems in Brazil, such as population growth, the health crisis, and the increase in deforestation, ES mapping is essential to understand barriers and diagnose strategies for promoting the health and well-being of the Brazilian population. Using remote sensing data and geographic information systems, we evaluated the Green Areas Ecosystem Services (GAES), composed of i) the provision of green areas; ii) regulation of air quality; iii) climate regulation; iv) diseases regulation (cardiorespiratory); and v) cultural services, including recreation, sports, and ecotourism. Our findings suggest that green areas in Brazil provide a considerable amount of ecosystem services that are relevant to human health. Over 70 % of Brazil exhibited GAES values exceeding 0.5 (relative scale ranging from 0 to 1). This indicates that a significant portion of the Brazilian population has access to green spaces that provide important services, such as air and water purification, climate regulation, and disease regulation. The mean GAES value for the entire country was 0.78, with notable regional variations. The highest GAES was found in regions dominated by the Amazon Forest (GAES = 0.81), while the smallest offers of GAES are in the northeast (GAES = 0.40) and south (GAES = 0.41) regions of the country The type of vegetation was an important factor in the regulation of climate and air quality. However, factors such as population density and urbanization interfere with the regulation of diseases. Considering the 10 states with the highest and lowest per capita income and population density, the state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the South region, had the highest mean GAES value; while the state of Acre, in the North region, had the lowest. Our findings suggest that interventions to improve green area provision and quality may be most effective in the northeast and South regions of Brazil. This is indicative of the observed lower GAES provision in these regions, primarily attributed to elevated urbanization levels leading to the conversion of green areas into urban zones. Overall, our study highlights the importance of green areas for human well-being and provides valuable information for policymakers to prioritize interventions to improve GAES provision across Brazil.
metadata.dc.description.unidade:	Instituto de Geociências (IG)
Licença::	This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/).
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111975
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