Agroforestry, relative to conventional agriculture, contributes significantly to carbon
sequestration, increases a range of regulating ecosystem services, and enhances …

Understanding traditional livestock management is essential in the design of more
sustainable systems, given the forest loss associated to the growing demand for meat. In …

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

Crossing disciplinary boundaries, particularly between social and ecological sciences,
challenges those seeking to contribute to solving complex and multidimensional …

Scattered woody vegetation generates multiple socio-economic and environmental benefits
to the rural communities. Disregarding values associated with woody vegetation on pastures …

European farmlands are vital arenas for socio-ecological sustainability because of their
significant land coverage and potential for integrating food production with biodiversity …

Scattered trees in wood-pastures represent outstanding conservation value by providing
microhabitats for a variety of organisms. They also diversify ecosystem services by creating …

Europe's rural landscapes have been shaped by the long-lasting systems integrating
husbandry with local ecologies. In Polish Subcarpathia, such a farming model survived until …

Semi-open oak woods and solitary oaks commonly dominate the wooded fabric (ie the
'oakscape') of European traditional rural agricultural landscapes based on animal …

The wood pastures or hardwood rangelands of the southwestern Iberian Peninsula are
complex social-ecological systems created from the long-term interaction of society and the …