Agro-silvopastoral land-use has a long tradition throughout Europe. Depending on the
region, wood-pasture occurs as vanishing relic of historical land-use, or still more or less …

Despite their ecological, economic and social importance, grasslands in areas with
Mediterranean climates continue to receive limited scientific, political and media attention …

Agroforestry is a new name for a rather old practice. From a historical point of view, various
agroforestry systems existed in Europe, of which the wood pastures (Neolithicum), the …

One of the key questions of primary importance to global agriculture and food security is how
to optimize sustainable intensification to balance competing demands on land for food and …

Silvopastoral systems combine wood perennials with forage and livestock. These
multipurpose wood-pasture habitats represent an important part of European bio-cultural …

Managing private forests for wildfire resilience is challenging due to conflicting social,
economic, and ecological decisions that may result in an increase of surface fuel loads …

In the Mediterranean basin, the silvopastoral system has always been part of the regional
economy. Silvopastoral areas contribute significantly to the development of the ecological …

Agrosilvopastoralism is characterised by the combination of cultivation, grazing, and forestry.
The biocultural equilibrium in agrosilvopastoral landscapes in the Mediterranean Region …

Developing sound indicators of biodiversity impact has been identified as a critical step
towards our understanding of how global change components are affecting the environment …

Land use systems integrating trees and agriculture have been practised for thousands of
years, and have traditionally been important elements of the agricultural landscape in …