To effectively plan and manage the use of agricultural land, it is crucial to identify and
evaluate the multiple human and environmental factors that influence it. In this study, we …

Agroforestry landscapes in the Mediterranean Basin have emerged in a co-evolution
between humans and nature and provide numerous ecosystem services to society. Tree …

The present study used the official Portuguese land use/land cover (LULC) maps (Carta de
Uso e Ocupação do Solo, COS) from 1995, 2007, 2010, 2015, and 2018 to quantify …

Abstract Context The management of Portuguese agroforestry landscapes is currently
focused on specialised cork and cattle production. Sustainable landscape management is …

In Mediterranean climate regions, climate change is increasing aridity and contributing to the
mortality rate of Quercus suber, reducing the success of reforestation efforts. Using and …

Traditional farming landscapes in South and Central Portugal, known as montados, are
affected by global socio-economic and biophysical pressures, putting the sustainability of …

Adaptation Pathways is a decision support tool designed to create adaptation policies under
different climate change scenarios. This tool has been used successfully in several sectors …

The first decade of the 21st century marked an important period in global demographics. For
the first time in human history more people were living in urban than in rural areas. Rural …

O montado é um agro-sistema com grande importância cultural e de elevada
biodiversidade. Este agro-sistema apresenta habitats naturais remanescentes, locais de …

The Montado in Portugal and Dehesa in Spain is a unique agro-silvo-pastoral system
designed to overcome food needs in a scarce resource's environment. The system …