Food Crops and Fodder(+): 53% -Traditional farming –harder. 67% blame- Demographic and economic factors,21%- intensification of production

  Firewood and Timber (-): National park policies fail- balance local well being, conservation, Development

  Landslides and floods(-): 75% worried –changes in regulating services

  Aesthetic landscapes and culture: Positive change . 27% worried –deteriorating environment

  Adverse changes in regulating services- Need for a risk assessment

  Multiple complex factors affect perception-ES Change

  Most interpretation of ES change carried an evaluative weight, often dualistic and rooted in reach participant’s value.

  Empirical results- Answer methodological question.

y = 0.2111x - 430.2 R² = 0.14147

y = 0.0723x - 152.33 R² = 0.0172

y = 0.2841x - 574.39 R² = 0.35248

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