In the context of climate change, the decline in biodiversity and current socio-economic
trends, which support the processes of industrialization or abandonment of agricultural land …

Heterogeneity of farmers' preferences and willingness to accept compensation (WTA)
related to a results-based agri-environmental policy were investigated using a choice …

Combining biodiversity conservation with the agricultural production needed to meet the
rising world food demand is a global challenge. This is a case in point for olive farming in the …

Low-intensity agriculture is important for the conservation of many European habitats and
species. However, biodiverse farmlands—also referred to as high nature value (HNV) …

In this study, we explored the potential of the payment-by-results approach in supporting the
maintenance of High Nature Value (HNV) grasslands in a typical HNV farming system and …

Many countries are reshaping their agricultural policies to better enhance biodiversity and
ecosystem services (BES) in farmlands, but measuring the effectiveness of policy …

Agriculture is a major driver of change with manifold impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem
services. As social-ecological systems, agricultural landscapes result from the intertwined …

Abstract Context The Natura 2000 aims to promote the persistence of biodiversity and
traditional uses. European landscapes have, however, undergone large transformations in …

Agricultural landscapes are linked to many functions that benefit human well-being, with a
focus on food production. These functions are intrinsically linked with the management …

CONTEXT Efforts to bring together landscape analysis and farming systems have failed to
explain the drivers behind their spatial distribution. Since agricultural landscapes are an …