The contribution of small farms to local food supply, food security and food sovereignty is
widely acknowledged at a global level. In the particular case of Europe, they often are seen …

Humans have altered land cover for centuries, and land-cover change is a main component
of global change. Land use transition trajectories, such as the forest transition theory (ie …

The species richness and biodiversity of vegetation in Hungary are increasingly threatened
by invasive plant species brought in from other continents and foreign ecosystems. These …

Varanasi district is comprised of eight administrative blocks. Owing to economic
development, it has shown an increase in urban activities. Analysis of remotely sensed data …

The information and views set out in this publication are those of the authors and do not
necessarily reflect the official opinion of IUCN and of the Commission. The Commission …

Widespread changes of agricultural land use occurred in Eastern Europe since the collapse
of socialism and the European Union's eastward expansion, but the rates and patterns of …

The crucial importance of land cover and use changes, components of the 'global changes',
for the worldwide sustainable and resilient development results from their negative influence …

Land-use and cover change (LUCC) impacts global environmental changes. Therefore, it is
crucial to obtain cross-national level LUCC data that represents past and actual LUCC. As …

Scattered trees support high levels of farmland biodiversity and ecosystem services in
agricultural landscapes, but they are threatened by agricultural intensification, urbanization …

In the Mediterranean region, natural vegetation has been strongly affected by human
activities for thousands of years. During the last decades, there has been a notable tendency …