Over the past 30 years, accelerating change has been one of the defining attributes of rural
landscapes around the world. In response, there has been an increasing volume of rural …

People have planted trees in rural places with increasing frequency during the past two
decades, but the circumstances in which they plant and the social forces inducing them to …

The rural land use sector could potentially mitigate a large amount of GHG emissions.
Implementation requires the engagement of farmers and other land managers …

The use of silvopasture systems on farms in the Northeastern United States has never been
documented. Our objective was to gather baseline data to describe silvopasture practices …

Evidence from behavioural economics illustrates how cognitive factors can affect the
preferences, values and choices of individual decision-makers. The evidence also shows …

In temperate agricultural watersheds, the rehabilitation of tree vegetation in degraded
riparian zones can provide many ecosystem services. This study evaluated ecosystem …

Egalitarian gender norms and legislative rights to property may be a threat to the successful
intergenerational transfer of the family farm. This article examines how the land holding …

Renting agricultural land is a common practice in many countries. The possibility to rent land
provides farmers with increased flexibility in terms of production volume. Land renting may …

This paper is mainly focused on identifying the socio economic and institutional factors
influencing agroforestry adoption in Southern Province. Field survey was conducted during …

This paper reports research undertaken to examine the relative public acceptance of rural
land uses in two regions of southern Australia. Participants from Tasmania and southwest …