Integrating ecosystem services with geodesign to create multifunctional agricultural landscapes: A case study of a New Zealand hill country farm

Tran, Duy X.; Pearson, Diane; Palmer, Alan; Dominati, Estelle; Gray, David A.; Lowry, John H.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109762

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“…Furthermore, the strand of literature on bringing multifunctionality, its metrics and tools closer to practitioners is underdeveloped (see e.g. Duarte et al., 2020; Rodríguez‐Loinaz et al., 2015; Tran et al., 2023 for attempts). The Scheme aims to prepare researchers to engage in transdisciplinary discussions with practitioners.…”

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Interdisciplinary insights into navigating the maze of landscape multifunctionality

Fors,

Berlin,

Gottlieb

et al. 2024

People and Nature

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Increasing demands for land to deliver multiple and sometimes conflicting services to people and nature have led to the development of an extensive body of research focussed on multifunctional landscapes. However, this has created both insight and confusion, as authors from a variety of disciplines have independently tackled the question of how to manage the trade‐offs and synergies inherent in landscapes that are required to produce multiple functions and services. We employed an interdisciplinary perspective to formulate some key questions that researchers of multifunctional landscapes can use to identify blind spots. Our process resulted in a question‐based analysis support scheme that supports reflection and recursive thinking about multifunctional landscapes, beginning with objective setting and visions for addressing it, grounded in baseline mapping, then assessing landscape functions and their single and multiple interactions; as well as the analysis of sensitivity to spatial and temporal dimensions. Other key points identified are the need for clarity and examination of unstated assumptions, from aims to definitions; accounting for scale; incorporating stakeholder needs throughout the process and applying suitable methods of measurement and aggregation. The focus on asking guided questions derives from the insight that there is no universal correct approach to multifunctional landscapes; the aim should instead be to find the most appropriate methods for the given circumstances and goals. Policy implications. Tackling current and future socio‐ecological challenges is an interdisciplinary undertaking, necessitating collaborative efforts between research fields that each bring valuable and distinct insights. To effectively combat these challenges, multifunctional landscapes require a clear process and focused objective in their implementation. Multifunctionality should be seen as a means to an end, rather than an end in itself. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Section: The Scheme Stepmentioning

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Interdisciplinary insights into navigating the maze of landscape multifunctionality

Fors,

Berlin,

Gottlieb

et al. 2024

People and Nature

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“…A number of pragmatic and innovative projects have been implemented in diverse and heterogeneous areas, combining multifunctional agricultural diversification strategies with the provision of ecosystem services related to the environmental protection of land (Bretagnolle et al, 2018;Tran et al, 2023). For example, we know that the community can obtain better services by offering farmers custodianships in the territory.…”

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Valuing for sustainability: hidden costs and benefits in multidimensional agriculture

Marangon,

Bertossi,

Troiano

2023

rea

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The concept of agriculture has changed over the years. Whereas it was once considered simply a “means” for the production of goods (food and non-food), today, its multifunctionality, understood as the ability to also provide environmental and social services, takes on greater importance. The concept of multifunctionality is intended to change the conception of the agricultural sector and make it more suitable for the historical period of transition we are currently experiencing, for which it is essential to abandon old paradigms in order to create new ones. An unresolved challenge is providing value for each of the multifunctional services. This article provides a brief review of studies dedicated to identifying the main market and extra-market effects of multidimensional agriculture and describes some approaches used to adopt (monetary) quantification of related and secondary activities to facilitate the adoption of more sustainable practices. Special attention is given to payments for ecosystem services, true cost accounting, and true price tools to analyse the positive and negative externalities of multifunctional agricultural systems.

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“…For the energy-environment performance in China's agricultural sector, although the technology in Shanxi and Yunnan are at the forefront under contemporaneous frontier, most provinces do not perform efficiently in energy utilization referring to global frontier [27]. From the perspective of improving ecological efficiency, it is difficult to formulate targeted policies and support measures while the differences in CE caused by various practices are unclear [28][29][30]. The existing studies related to dairy farming are insufficient to provide valid conclusions.…”

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Sustainable Planning Strategy of Dairy Farming in China Based on Carbon Emission from Direct Energy Consumption

Wang

Zheng

et al. 2023

Agriculture

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The mechanical and electrical development in dairy farming in China increases energy-related carbon emission (CE). To support the sustainable planning strategy of the department, this study calculated the CE and the carbon emission intensity (CI) of the direct energy consumed in dairy farms from 21 provinces in China. Through four dimensions analysis including the national level, farm scale, inter-provincial distribution, and main producing area, this study illustrates the impact of the environment, production, and management on CE. The total CE of nationwide dairy farming was about 2.4 Tg CO2 eq. in 2019, and the CIs of the 21 provinces varied from 0.009 to 0.216 kg CO2 eq. per kg of milk. The results indicate that the management mode applied in large-scale dairy farms (500 heads and above) varies considerably due to inadequate adaptation to climate. In general, semi-arid and semi-humid regions are more suitable for dairy farming than arid and humid regions. In the main milk-producing area, the spatial aggregation effect is visible in the carbon reduction potential. The present study suggests that further steps to promote sustainability and milk productivity are embodied when the replacement of fossil fuels and the management standardization are adapted to regional characteristics.

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Integrating ecosystem services with geodesign to create multifunctional agricultural landscapes: A case study of a New Zealand hill country farm

Cited by 8 publications

References 71 publications

Interdisciplinary insights into navigating the maze of landscape multifunctionality

Interdisciplinary insights into navigating the maze of landscape multifunctionality

Valuing for sustainability: hidden costs and benefits in multidimensional agriculture

Sustainable Planning Strategy of Dairy Farming in China Based on Carbon Emission from Direct Energy Consumption

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