Stakeholder Perceptions of the Impacts of Rural Funding Scenarios on Mountain Landscapes Across Europe

Bayfield, N.; Barančok, Peter; Furger, Markus; Sebastià, Maria‐Teresa; Domínguez, Gloria Inés Martínez; Lapka, Miloslav; Cudlínová, Eva; Vescovo, L.; Ganielle, Damiano; Cernusca, Alexander; Tappeiner, Ulrike; Drösler, Matthias

doi:10.1007/s10021-008-9197-1

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“…Compared to the Europe-wide scenarios of Rounsevell et al (2006), the selected scenarios represent potential future developments of European mountain landscapes (Bayfield et al, 2008). The 'reduction of use' scenario reveals the strongest impact on the landscape and is highly probable regarding the common agricultural policy (CAP) of the EU after 2013.…”

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“…Scenario (a) is based on the assumption that the development of the next 30 years will continue as it did between 1973 and 2003 with a trend towards less intensive agricultural use, especially of the subalpine belt, along with an increase in forest cover and the growth of settlement areas. In this case, no further information about management policies is used, whereas scenarios (b) and (c) are based on stakeholder consultations (Bayfield et al, 2008). Scenario (b) assumes a strong reduction of direct area-based payments, which would be compensated to some extent by payments for environmental or cultural landscape management.…”

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“…By simulating land cover for historical dates, we validated our modelling results and tested SPA-LUCC for other regions in the Alps. Finally, we used SPA-LUCC to map likely future land-cover distribution in the Stubai Valley (Austria) for three scenarios: (a) continuation of previous land-use changes, (b) reduction of use and (c) diversification of use (see Bayfield et al, 2008).…”

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“…This response indicates that respondents are likely to participate in future projects related to conservation in this area. A related example is of a successful project that was carried out with farmers in Europe where those most interested in forest conservation were invited to participate in a workshop for forest planning and conservation and provide feedback regarding their perceptions of the area (Bayfield et al, 2008). In another study, farmers who had been excluded from a reforestation project in Ireland responded negatively to the project (Dhubháin et al, 2009).…”

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Local representations of change and conservation of the riparian forests along the São Francisco River (Northeast Brazil)

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Ramos

Schwarz

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Forest Policy and Economics

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Investigations of local representations about the environment allow for the elucidation of historical landscape transformation and the elaboration of strategies for environmental conservation. Thus, this study aimed to answer the following questions. How does the local population represent the possible changes in riparian vegetation over time? What historical events were responsible for these possible changes? How does the local population represent concerns related to the use and maintenance of riparian vegetation? This study was carried out with 87 informants from three communities: two rural ex-settlement communities and one quilombo in Northeastern Brazil. According to the informants, there were changes in the riparian vegetation. The main causes of these changes include the type of agriculture practiced in the region and the building of a large dam to provide water to the city of Sobradinho in the state of Bahia. However, there was no significant difference between the number of informants who said that the changes were for the worse and those who said that they were for the better. In addition, the respondents reported an increase in the abundance of exotic species and a decrease in the abundance of native species. Thus, the importance of including this group of people in the process of the forest restoration that will occur in the region is emphasized because they possess information about the past vegetation changes and their causes. They can also indicate which species should be prioritized for replanting according to their usage needs and they understand the importance of conserving riparian vegetation.

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“…Esses resultados podem ser indicativos de que esses informantes estão susceptíveis a participar de projetos de restauração florestal na região e apontaram algumas sugestões para isso, como reflorestamento (47%), não desmatamento (21%), educação ambiental (16%) e zelo (16%), que segundo os informantes pode incluir podas e limpeza da serrapilheira, por exemplo. Existe um estudo bem sucedido nesse sentido que foi realizado com agricultores em alguns países na região Oeste da Europa, onde os entrevistados mais interessados na conservação florestal da região foram convidados a participar de um planejamento florestal para a conservação (Bayfield et al 2008). No entanto, essas respostas podem ter sido influenciadas novamente, pois os proprietários estão cientes de suas responsabilidades sobre o desmatamento e por isso quererem se redimir respondendo sobre a importância de conservar a vegetação.…”

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Representações dos proprietários e funcionários de fazendas sobre as mudanças e conservação da vegetação ciliar às margens do rio São Francisco, Nordeste do Brasil

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Sitientibus sér. Ci. Biol.

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In Brazil, areas with high water potential for development ofirrigate agriculture was marked by the occupation of human groups. In this context, the vegetation along the São FranciscoRiver is constantly changing. This study sought to answer the following questions: “How do famers and farmworkersdescribe the possible changes in riparian forest over time?”; “Which events are responsible for these possible changes?”,and; “How do farmers describe aspects related to the use and conservation of riparian vegetation?” A total of 17 men andeight women, owners and farmworkers from areas close to the riparian vegetation, in five municipalities in the states ofBahia and Pernambuco, participated in this research. Semi-structured and semi-structured projective-type interviewswere used to investigate their representations of the conservation of riparian vegetation and changes in the local landscape,and to record historical events that influenced them. Aiming to record the local knowledge about the diversity of the mostimportant useful species, the free list technique was used. Only one informant said that the riparian vegetation has notchanged, six considered that the changes were for the worse and four considered that the changes were for the better. Fourowners responded that changes in the vegetation began 10 years ago, six indicated more than 30 years ago, two did notknow and one has not perceive any changes. Amongst the farmworkers, five said that vegetation had changed more than20 years ago, four indicated more than 10 years ago and four indicated that it had not changed. All informants agreed thatthe riparian vegetation should be preserved either because it protects the river (64%) or because it has other uses, such asattracting rain, providing shade, medicinal uses and increasing oxygen. Some of the informants (48%) considered the landowners responsible for the conservation of riparian vegetation, some (48%) that this was a duty of everybody and asmaller portion (4%) attributed responsibility to IBAMA. They also pointed out solutions to the conservation of thisvegetation: reforestation (39%), non-clearance (17%), environmental education (13%) and good care (13%). Futurerestoration projects that might take place in this area should take into account these representations, demands andexpectations.

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Stakeholder Perceptions of the Impacts of Rural Funding Scenarios on Mountain Landscapes Across Europe

Cited by 15 publications

References 5 publications

SPA-LUCC: Developing land-use/cover scenarios in mountain landscapes

SPA-LUCC: Developing land-use/cover scenarios in mountain landscapes

Local representations of change and conservation of the riparian forests along the São Francisco River (Northeast Brazil)

Representações dos proprietários e funcionários de fazendas sobre as mudanças e conservação da vegetação ciliar às margens do rio São Francisco, Nordeste do Brasil

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