Determining the sustainability of a system (eg through a criteria and indicators approach)
has been the focus of research in many branches of science. Frequently, this research used …

Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a decision aid frequently used in the field of forest
management planning. It includes the evaluation of multiple criteria such as the production …

Planning for agricultural adaptation and mitigation has to lean on informed decision-making
processes. Stakeholder involvement, consensus building and the integration of …

Land tenure heterogeneity may be an obstacle to forested landscape-level management
planning and the provision of ecosystem services. This research focused on the potential of …

The decision-making process towards sustainability is usually based on quantitative
indicators, and becomes more complex the more indicators are considered. The lack of a …

The objective of this paper is to assess the sustainability of the agricultural production chain
of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Brazil and Cuba, using a conceptual model that considers five …

In several regions of Africa, the daily diet is partly dependent on the edible products from
wild animals, plants, and mushrooms, driven by their availability, wide distribution in the …

There is an important body of literature using multi-criteria distance function methods for the
aggregation of a battery of sustainability indicators in order to obtain a composite index. This …

Sustainability in agriculture can be analysed using different types of indicators, but its
quantification and aggregation into an index is still difficult. This paper proposes an …

There is a current industrial and societal interest in Europe to further intensify the yield of
wood for the forest industry and biomass. At the same time, green infrastructures for …