Silvopasture policy promotion in European Mediterranean areas

Silvopasture is the deliberate integration of a woody component with grazed pastures as understorey. It is one of the most extended agroforestry practices all over the world. Silvopasture use is key to increase the sustainability of livestock farming systems as silvopasture reduces the use of concen...

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Published in:PloS one 2021-01, Vol.16 (1), p.e0245846-e0245846
Main Authors: Rodríguez-Rigueiro, Francisco Javier, Santiago-Freijanes, José Javier, Mosquera-Losada, María Rosa, Castro, Marina, Silva-Losada, Pablo, Pisanelli, Andrea, Pantera, Anastasia, Rigueiro-Rodríguez, Antonio, Ferreiro-Domínguez, Nuria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Agroforestry
Biodiversity
Biology and Life Sciences
Climate change
Common Agricultural Policy
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Ecosystem services
Engineering
Environmental aspects
Environmental economics
Environmental policy
Farmers
Forest fires
Global warming
Grasslands
Land use
Management
People and Places
Prevention
Regional development
Rural areas
Rural development
Social Sciences
Spain
Sustainable use
Vegetation
Weather
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Summary:Silvopasture is the deliberate integration of a woody component with grazed pastures as understorey. It is one of the most extended agroforestry practices all over the world. Silvopasture use is key to increase the sustainability of livestock farming systems as silvopasture reduces the use of concentrates since the woody component provides feed for animals. However, it is not an extensively used practice in Europe. This paper aims at evaluating, from Eurostat, LUCAS database and the 118 rural development programs, the current situation of permanent grasslands in the Mediterranean area of Europe as well as the rural development programmes fostering silvopasture to better understand how sustainable land use systems are promoted and provide insights to foster silvopasture across Europe. The results of this study show that most of the policy measures related to silvopasture are adapted to the local necessity. The already existing agroforestry managed land (dehesas/montado) are related to measures supporting regeneration and maintenance while in those areas where agroforestry does not exist the measures are related to forest fire prevention.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0245846