摘要：Understanding the significance that cultural ecosystem services (CES) have for traditionalcommunities will provide useful input to the design of more appropriate regional or territorialplans for the area in which they are located. We conducted semi-structured surveys in 11indigenous communities within the corregimiento La Pedrera, of the Colombian Amazon. Weanalysed the CES established in the region through a study of their preferences in relation tothe service providing units (SPUs) identified, using the Shannon diversity index method as anindicator of ‘diversity of use’. More CES were identified in communities with a larger population; education and recreation were the two most prevalent CES categories in the study area.Our findings also highlight the cultural importance of bodies of water, which were stronglylinked with Spiritual and Sense of Place CES. Furthermore, the integration of qualitative andquantitative assessments enables a better understanding of the importance CES which havefor the local communities involved in the study and may assist in the management of theindigenous territory.
