摘要：Despite the benefit accrued from integrating ecosystem service (ES) concepts into modernland use planning (LUP) practices, approaches to mainstream the concept in West Africaremains a challenge. The objective of this paper is to develop a framework for integrating ESsinto the LUP. We achieved this by using content analysis to search for ES keywords in land useplanning policies and act (LUPPA) and to identify existing approaches for mainstreaming theES approach using Ghana and Nigeria as case-study countries. Following, the SWOT analysiswas used to highlight key strength and opportunities of the existing LUPPA, and the benefitsthe ES concept could offer to increase these strength and opportunities while uncovering thethreats to the concepts application in the study location. We suggest the adoption of atransdisciplinary planning approach which integrates strategic environmental assessment andparticipatory planning and geographic information systems (GIS) approaches, and humanresource capacity training of all relevant actors and stakeholders in the planning process onthe principles and overall benefits of the ES concept as the way forward. Our framework wasdeveloped on the basis of these recommendations for adoption.
关键词：Ecosystem service;land useplanning;policy;strategicenvironmental assessment;West Africa
