Globalization has a pervasive influence across rural Europe. From the forests of
Scandinavia to the orange groves of the Mediterranean, from remote Irish farmsteads to …

Foot‐and‐mouth disease (FMD) is a highly devastating viral disease affecting all cloven‐
hoofed animals. The disease threatens food security and livelihoods across different parts of …

Abstract impact of globalization processes on regional economies, societies and
environments. Accordingly, globalization is producing not a homogenized global rural …

This paper brings together different theoretical perspectives to propose an evaluation
framework for policies which have the explicit aim to foster communities' involvement in the …

In the management of resources, the cost of opportunity plays an important role decision
making when resources are finite and their use restricted. In natural protected areas …

Globalization has a pervasive influence over regional development in rural Europe,
presenting both opportunities and challenges. This paper draws on research conducted in …

The global changes (climate changes, land cover and use changes, and alterations of
energy flows) affect our global phenomena. These phenomena are even more important in …

Biosphere reserves, designated under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB)
Programme, are now regarded as key mechanisms to achieve global imperatives such as …

Zusammenfassung Im Zuge des Managements von Großschutzgebieten spielen die Fragen
der Akzeptanz des Schutzgebietes an sich und der Umgang mit Konflikten, die aus dem …

As “learning places for sustainable development”, UNESCO biosphere reserves are
specifically dedicated to sustainability. The Lima Action Plan of 2016 resolved to position the …