Rapid appraisal using landscape sustainability indicators for Yaqui Valley, Mexico
Abstract
An approach for rapid appraisal of agricultural landscapes was developed and applied to the Yaqui Valley, Mexico, in order to assess progress toward sustainability. Indicators were prioritized with input from stakeholders, and then data were collected to gauge progress toward targets for those metrics. This study identifies and addresses some of the practical challenges and limitations that arise when assessments must rely on readily accessible information. The sources and quality of information to determine baseline and target values and to support future monitoring are reviewed for indicators of soil quality, productivity, biodiversity, vulnerability, poverty, transparency, and economic implications of crop diversity. Appraisal results suggest land management practices that conserve and increase the efficiency of water and nutrient use contribute to achieving goals endorsed by stakeholders. And in this arid, irrigated region, risks for soil compaction and salinization must be monitored and minimized. The approach illustrates how common gaps in reliable and scale-appropriate data can be addressed by focusing on stakeholder priorities and best available information. The approach can be applied in other regions and landscapes to identify and test strategies designed to move toward increasing agricultural sustainability.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1608492
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1631246
- Grant/Contract Number:
- EE0007088; AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Journal Volume: 6 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2665-9727
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Agricultural landscape; Sustainability assessment; Landscape indicators; Rapid appraisal
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Eichler, Sarah E., Kline, Keith L., Ortiz-Monasterio, Ivan, Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago, and Dale, Virginia H. Rapid appraisal using landscape sustainability indicators for Yaqui Valley, Mexico. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.indic.2020.100029.
Eichler, Sarah E., Kline, Keith L., Ortiz-Monasterio, Ivan, Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago, & Dale, Virginia H. Rapid appraisal using landscape sustainability indicators for Yaqui Valley, Mexico. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2020.100029
Eichler, Sarah E., Kline, Keith L., Ortiz-Monasterio, Ivan, Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago, and Dale, Virginia H. Mon .
"Rapid appraisal using landscape sustainability indicators for Yaqui Valley, Mexico". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2020.100029.
@article{osti_1608492,
title = {Rapid appraisal using landscape sustainability indicators for Yaqui Valley, Mexico},
author = {Eichler, Sarah E. and Kline, Keith L. and Ortiz-Monasterio, Ivan and Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago and Dale, Virginia H.},
abstractNote = {An approach for rapid appraisal of agricultural landscapes was developed and applied to the Yaqui Valley, Mexico, in order to assess progress toward sustainability. Indicators were prioritized with input from stakeholders, and then data were collected to gauge progress toward targets for those metrics. This study identifies and addresses some of the practical challenges and limitations that arise when assessments must rely on readily accessible information. The sources and quality of information to determine baseline and target values and to support future monitoring are reviewed for indicators of soil quality, productivity, biodiversity, vulnerability, poverty, transparency, and economic implications of crop diversity. Appraisal results suggest land management practices that conserve and increase the efficiency of water and nutrient use contribute to achieving goals endorsed by stakeholders. And in this arid, irrigated region, risks for soil compaction and salinization must be monitored and minimized. The approach illustrates how common gaps in reliable and scale-appropriate data can be addressed by focusing on stakeholder priorities and best available information. The approach can be applied in other regions and landscapes to identify and test strategies designed to move toward increasing agricultural sustainability.},
doi = {10.1016/j.indic.2020.100029},
journal = {Environmental and Sustainability Indicators},
number = C,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}
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Fig. 1: Locational map of the Yaqui River and watershed (gray shading) primarily in Sonora, Mexico. The expanded view shows the Yaqui Valley Irrigation District canal system (blue lines) overlying the multiple municipalities it serves, which covers primarily Cajame including Ciudad Obregón, as well as Navojoa, Benito Juarez, Etchojoa, Bácum,more »
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