Farmland abandonment in Europe is a major problem because of environmental,
socioeconomic and landscape implications. In this paper, a general view of the extent of …

Pastoral production systems in the Spanish Pyrenees have changed dramatically in recent
decades, leading to the loss of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). We documented TEK …

Land abandonment exacerbated by climate change has led to increased woody plant
encroachment of mountain grasslands in many regions of the world. The present study …

The long-term viability of pastoralism has been a constant theme for discussions. The
progress of knowledge on the sustainability of pastoralism under global environmental …

Pastoral traditional knowledge is increasingly recognized for its inherent adaptability in
addressing contemporary challenges and increasing the resilience of pastoral communities …

Transhumance is the traditional livestock practice consisting in the seasonal movement of
herds between winter and summer pastures. Transhumance have important effects on the …

Since the mid-20th century, the Pyrenean pastoral social-ecological system (SES) has
undergone socioeconomic and demographic transformations leading to changes in grazing …

The current degradation crisis in arid and semiarid lands is creating severe economic and
social difficulties, aggravating the food situation and greatly affecting the least developed …

Question Shrub encroachment has been confirmed in the past decades all over the world
and is currently viewed as a “global process” threatening many grass‐dominated biomes. In …

Over the last decades, global changes have altered the structure and properties of natural
and semi-natural mountain grasslands. Those changes have contributed to grassland loss …