Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Land Use in Mato Grosso do Sul from 1988 to 2018 and Payments for Ecosystem Services

Abstract

Human actions in nature are ancient relationships that allow, among some characteristics, changes in land use. One possibility for studying these changes is the classification of their uses and their transformations over the years to make it possible to understand the relationship between people and nature in a given location. In this context, this research addressed the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, with the objective of investigating the dynamics and temporal space of land use in its mesoregions, and the implementation of public and private actions of environmental policies developed in the municipalities, aiming at the scope of ecosystem services. For this, the Shift-Share model was used to identify changes in land use from 1988 to 2018, and the data were extracted from MapBiomas. Furthermore, based on the recommendations of the Forest Code for the conservation of rural property areas and the creation of Conservation Units, the Value of Conservation via Public Policies per municipality in the state was estimated. During the analysis period, it can be seen that, between 1988 and 2018, changes in land use occurred in all mesoregions of the state. Each mesoregion has unique characteristics for replacing land use; however, in general, it can be seen that natural vegetation has lost area for other uses, with the main destination being agricultural use. It was also observed how public environmental policies have helped conserve areas in Mato Grosso do Sul.