International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
24(6), P. 554 - 560
Published: Oct. 6, 2016
The
agriculture
sector
is
the
principal
source
of
income
for
around
20%
EU-26
population,
which
live
in
predominantly
rural
regions
that
would
be
devastated
without
its
contribution.
Moreover,
combined
agricultural
and
food
forms
an
important
part
EU
economy,
accounting
15
million
jobs
(8.3%
total
employment)
4.4%
GDP.
12
active
farmers
across
Europe
today,
have
average
farm
size
about
ha,
are
expected
to
meet
needs
500
Europeans.
In
addition,
they
also
promote
a
sustainable
balanced
development
their
land,
areas
where
production
conditions
difficult.
Yet,
despite
relevance
sector,
use
land
purposes
not
very
sustainable.
Among
other
issues,
there
serious
problem
respect
abandonment
land.
Based
on
perceived
need
research
this
topic,
aim
paper
examine
causes
consequences
abandonment,
outlining
social,
economic
environmental
impacts,
as
well
implications
territorial
integration.
Royal Society Open Science,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
5(3), P. 172235 - 172235
Published: March 1, 2018
Earth's
terrestrial
large
carnivores
form
a
highly
endangered
group
of
species
with
unique
conservation
challenges.
The
majority
these
have
experienced
major
geographical
range
contractions,
which
puts
many
them
at
high
risk
extinction
or
becoming
ecologically
ineffective.
As
result
contractions
and
the
associated
loss
intact
predator
guilds,
ecological
effects
are
now
far
less
widespread
common,
inevitable
consequences
for
ecosystem
function.
Rewilding—which
includes
reintroducing
into
portions
their
former
ranges—is
an
important
carnivore
tool
means
restoring
top-down
regulation.
We
conducted
global
analysis
potential
reintroduction
areas.
first
considered
protected
areas
where
one
more
been
extirpated,
identifying
total
130
that
may
be
most
suitable
reintroduction.
These
include
sites
in
every
world
region,
commonly
found
Mongolia
(
n
=
13),
Canada
11),
Thailand
9),
Namibia
6),
Indonesia
6)
Australia
6).
sizes
areas,
levels
protection,
extent
human
impacts
within
around
status
prey
Finally,
we
used
‘last
wild’
approach
to
identify
contiguous
low
footprint
regions
ranges
each
species,
additional
150
could
focus
efforts
create
conditions
conducive
reintroductions.
were
USA
14),
Russia
10),
China
9)
Mauritania
8).
Together,
our
results
show
global-scale
rewilding
projects
both
conserve
provide
critical
social
benefits.
International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
24(6), P. 554 - 560
Published: Oct. 6, 2016
The
agriculture
sector
is
the
principal
source
of
income
for
around
20%
EU-26
population,
which
live
in
predominantly
rural
regions
that
would
be
devastated
without
its
contribution.
Moreover,
combined
agricultural
and
food
forms
an
important
part
EU
economy,
accounting
15
million
jobs
(8.3%
total
employment)
4.4%
GDP.
12
active
farmers
across
Europe
today,
have
average
farm
size
about
ha,
are
expected
to
meet
needs
500
Europeans.
In
addition,
they
also
promote
a
sustainable
balanced
development
their
land,
areas
where
production
conditions
difficult.
Yet,
despite
relevance
sector,
use
land
purposes
not
very
sustainable.
Among
other
issues,
there
serious
problem
respect
abandonment
land.
Based
on
perceived
need
research
this
topic,
aim
paper
examine
causes
consequences
abandonment,
outlining
social,
economic
environmental
impacts,
as
well
implications
territorial
integration.
