Rural land abandonment is too ephemeral to provide major benefits for biodiversity and climate

Science Advances, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 8(21)

Опубликована: Май 25, 2022

Hundreds of millions hectares cropland have been abandoned globally since 1950 due to demographic, economic, and environmental changes. This abandonment has seen as an important opportunity for carbon sequestration habitat restoration; yet those benefits depend on the persistence abandonment, which is poorly known. Here, we track recultivation at 11 sites across four continents using annual land-cover maps 1987–2017. We find that largely fleeting, lasting average only 14.22 years (SD = 1.44). At most sites, project >50% croplands will be recultivated within 30 years, precluding accumulation substantial amounts biodiversity. Recultivation resulted in 30.84% less 35.39% accumulated by 2017 than expected without recultivation. Unless policymakers take steps reduce or provide incentives regeneration, remain a missed biodiversity loss climate change.

Язык: Английский

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A systematic literature review of indicators measuring food security

Agriculture & Food Security, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 12(1)

Опубликована: Май 5, 2023

Abstract Measurement is critical for assessing and monitoring food security. Yet, it difficult to comprehend which security dimensions, components, levels the numerous available indicators reflect. We thus conducted a systematic literature review analyse scientific evidence on these dimensions components covered, intended purpose, level of analysis, data requirements, recent developments concepts applied in measurement. Data analysis 78 articles shows that household-level calorie adequacy indicator most frequently used (22%) as sole measure The dietary diversity-based (44%) experience-based (40%) also find frequent use. utilisation (13%) stability (18%) were seldom captured when measuring security, only three retrieved publications measured by considering all four dimensions. majority studies employed secondary whereas primary data, suggesting convenience collecting than dietary-based indicators. confirm estimation complementary consistently over time can help capture different are more suitable rapid assessments. suggest practitioners integrate consumption anthropometry regular household living standard surveys comprehensive analysis. results this study be stakeholders such governments, academics briefs, teaching, well policy-related interventions evaluations.

Язык: Английский

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Beyond the closed-forest paradigm: Cross-scale vegetation structure in temperate Europe before the late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions

Earth history and biodiversity., Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100022 - 100022

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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The potential of European abandoned agricultural lands to contribute to the Green Deal objectives: Policy perspectives

Environmental Science & Policy, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 133, С. 44 - 53

Опубликована: Март 21, 2022

The European Green Deal sets targets for biodiversity, climate change, sustainable farming, and rural development. For abandoned agricultural lands to contribute these goals, specific policy measures support appropriate land management are required. However, information is lacking on what policies will mean landowners managers. This paper reviews the role of in Union (EU) linked Deal. We interviewed 30 experts identify challenges faced by response identified gather suggestions future improvements. found few explicit mentions policies. potential alternative trajectories (beyond farming) was generally implicit. According experts, perceive EU Common Agriculture Policy as most influential drive abandonment (or hinder) opportunities re-management. main (re-)use their included conflicting policies, lack financial technical support, a feeling disconnection with defined at level. To address gap between objectives implementation, need secure provide three recommendations uncover targets: (1) increase visibility (2) rely an integrating approach, (3) careful spatial planning account biophysical, socioeconomic, cultural variations across regions.

Язык: Английский

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Novel energy management scheme in IoT enabled smart irrigation system using optimized intelligence methods

Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 114, С. 104996 - 104996

Опубликована: Июнь 3, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Ecological restoration and rewilding: two approaches with complementary goals?

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 99(3), С. 820 - 836

Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2024

As we enter the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) and address urgent need to protect restore ecosystems their ecological functions at large scales, rewilding has been brought into limelight. Interest in this discipline is thus increasing, with a number of conceptual scientific papers published recent years. Increasing enthusiasm led discussions debates community about differences between restoration rewilding. The main goal review compare clarify position each field. Our results show that despite some (e.g. top-down versus bottom-up functional taxonomic approaches) notably distinct goals - recovery defined historically determined target ecosystem natural processes often no endpoint have common scope: following anthropogenic degradation. expanded progress However, it unclear whether there paradigm shift moving towards or vice versa. We underline complementarity time space To conclude, argue reconciliation these two fields nature conservation ensure could create synergy achieve scope.

Язык: Английский

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Forest-based climate change mitigation and adaptation in Europe

From science to policy, Год журнала: 2022, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 25, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Impact of prescribed burning, mowing and abandonment on a Mediterranean grassland: A 5-year multi-kingdom comparison

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 834, С. 155442 - 155442

Опубликована: Апрель 22, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Mapping the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Cropland Abandonment and Recultivation across the Yangtze River Basin

Remote Sensing, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(6), С. 1052 - 1052

Опубликована: Март 15, 2024

Whether China can achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) largely depends on ability of main food-producing areas to cope with multiple land use change challenges. Despite fact that Yangtze River basin is one key regions for China’s food security, spatiotemporal dynamics cropland abandonment and recultivation remain unexplored in this region. The present study assesses evolution agricultural system within between 2000 2020 by mapping using MODIS time series cover products. results highlight a widespread process (i.e., 10.5% total area 2020), predominantly Western Sichuan, Eastern Yunnan, Central Jiangxi. Although 70% abandoned situated slopes less than 5°, highest rates are mountainous regions. However, 2020, 74% had been recultivated at least once, whereas half croplands got three years their initial abandonment. Hence, as first studies unravels complex interaction explicit context, it offers (i) scientists novel methodological framework assess issues across large geographical entities, (ii) policy-makers new insights support sustainable transition sector.

Язык: Английский

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Potential of Abandoned Agricultural Lands for New Photovoltaic Installations

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(2), С. 694 - 694

Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2025

Decarbonization strategies aim at increasing renewable energy source (RES) capacity, including new photovoltaic (PV) systems. Utility-scale PV installations are often placed in agricultural areas, resulting a reduction land and affecting the environment. To balance policies, development should not limit purposes, allowing sustainable exploitation under specific technological environmental conditions, particularly areas of actual or potential abandonment. Studying abandonment is complex due to its multifaceted nature, lack clear definition, challenges acquiring cartographic data. This study introduces compares two methodologies identify abandoned aiming delineate macro-areas examine patterns for conversion use, with focus on Toscana, region (NUTS-2) central Italy, which has experienced cropland unrelated urbanization. The first, simplified approach analyses cover changes from 2000 2018, while second method provides more detailed detection by means medium spatial resolution satellite imagery Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 dataset. A Random Forest classifier combined Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) applied data map annual active/non-active croplands. Annual maps then validated trajectory-based detect methodology can help providing spatially timely meaning estimates be recovered purposes promote growth

Язык: Английский

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