The rehabilitation and restoration of land is a key strategy to recover services-goods and
resources-ecosystems offer to the humankind. This paper reviews key examples to …

Agricultural landscapes are mosaics of different land uses. Their vast extent throughout the
world means that they have a key role in the conservation of biodiversity. To provide a sound …

For millennia, mankind has shaped landscapes, particularly through agriculture. In Europe,
the age-old interaction between humans and ecosystems strongly influenced the cultural …

This paper presents the results of soil hydrological and erosional responses to different land
use and cover types in a marginal area of Portugal. The six land uses and vegetation covers …

This practical handbook bridges the gap between those scientists who study landscapes
and the planners and conservationists who must then decide how best to preserve and build …

Agri-environmental policies (AEPs) in the United States and the European Union are
examples of payments for environmental services that pay farmers to reduce the negative …

The Portuguese montado is an agro-silvo pastoral system quite similar to the dehesa in
Spain, and covering in Portugal most of the Southern region of the country, Alentejo. The …

The marginalization of mountain regions in Mediterranean Europe since the mid-20th
Century has triggered important socioeconomic and environmental changes that are putting …

The rural spaces in Europe are undergoing complex processes of transition, at multiple
scales, and rhythms. In order to grasp and understand the changes occurring, the need …

During past decades many of the traditional multifunctional Mediterranean landscapes with
their typical complexes of agro-, silvo-and pastoral components changed thoroughly …