Analysing how drivers of agricultural land abandonment affect biodiversity and cultural landscapes using case studies from Scandinavia, Iberia and Oceania

Date

2014

Authors

Beilin, Ruth
Lindborg, Regina
Stenseke, Marie
Pereira, H
Llausas, Albert
Slatmo, Elin
Cerqueira, Yvonne
Navarro, Laetitia
Rodriques, Patricia
Reichelt, Nicole

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Pergamon Press

Abstract

Agricultural land abandonment (ALA) is widespread in many countries of the global north. It impacts rural communities, traditional landscapes, biodiversity and ecosystem services. It is an opportunity for ecosystem restoration or new landscape functions.

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Keywords: agricultural land; agricultural policy; biodiversity; cultural landscape; dairy farming; ecosystem service; land cover; land management; land use change; rural development; rural landscape; Australia; Iberian Peninsula; Portugal; Sweden Agricultural policy; Farming; Interdisciplinary; Land management; Land use change; Social drivers

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Land Use Policy

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Journal article

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2037-12-31