Land abandonment is a process widespread in many regions of the world as a
consequence of socio-economic conditions and changes on the use of land. Research has …

Over the past decades, landscapes worldwide have experienced changes (eg, urbanization,
agricultural intensification, expansion of renewable energy uses) at magnitudes that put their …

Agricultural abandonment is widespread and growing in many regions worldwide, often
because of agricultural intensification on productive lands, conservation policies, or the …

Wood-pastures are archetypes of High Nature Value Farmlands in Europe and hold
exceptional ecological, social, and cultural values. Yet, wood-pastures have been through a …

Accounting for more than half of the European Union's (EU) territory, agriculture ensures
food production, manages important natural resources and supports socio-economic …

Land use systems that integrate woody vegetation with livestock and/or crops and are
recognised for their biodiversity and cultural importance can be termed high nature and …

Almost all rural areas in Europe have been shaped or altered by humans and can be
considered cultural landscapes, many of which now are considered to entail valuable …

Farmlands are currently among the dominant uses of the land. When managed under low‐
input farming systems, farmlands are associated with diverse cultural and natural heritages …

Land abandonment is common in the Mediterranean Basin, a global biodiversity hotspot, but
little is known about its impacts on biodiversity. To upscale existing case-study insights to the …

Landscapes are closely linked to human well-being, but they are undergoing rapid and
fundamental change. Understanding the societal transformation underlying these landscape …