Abandonment of agricultural land is widespread in many parts of the world, leading to shrub
and tree encroachment. The increase of flammable plant biomass, that is, fuel load …

Grasslands dominate land cover nationally and globally, and their composition, structure
and habitat value are strongly influenced by the actions of domestic and wild grazing …

Traditional cultivation terraces are one of the most ancient and conspicuous agricultural
landscapes in mountain and hilly regions of the Mediterranean basin. Spreading out from …

Mountain landscapes provide a variety of cultural ecosystem services (CES), but recent
developments such as land-use and climate changes, population growth or urbanization …

The design and implementation of pre-fire management strategies in heterogeneous
landscapes requires the identification of the ecological conditions contributing to the most …

This paper examines the impact of Geographical Indications in cheese mountain areas,
exploring their potential to contribute to landscape and environmental sustainability by …

Land abandonment in the Mediterranean mountains since the 20th century has led to a
reduction of ecosystem services, due to revegetation and homogenization of the landscape …

Farmland abandonment is a major proximate driver of landscape change in European rural
areas and is often followed by natural revegetation. In certain conditions, it might be …

Wildfires are a growing concern to society and the environment in many parts of the world.
Within the United States, the land area burned by wildfires has steadily increased over the …

Abandoned fields form an integral part of the landscape of Mediterranean mountains. For
centuries, very steep slopes with poor soils were cultivated to feed the local population …