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Small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean represent a significant part of the fisheries industry and their substantial social, economic and place attachment related role has always been acknowledged in the region. Despite the fact that this usu[...]Article
La région méditerranéenne est particulièrement concernée par le changement climatique pour deux raisons. Dune part, ce changement y est plus rapide que la moyenne mondiale, et cette tendance devrait saccentuer dans le futur. Dautre part, la c[...]Article
La nouvelle Commission européenne entrée en fonction fin 2019 a rapidement manifesté lambition de renforcer le rôle géopolitique de lUnion. Dans le contexte du Brexit, face aux résurgences de rivalité entre les États-Unis et la Russie, et aux [...]Article
B. Sastre ; B. Álvarez ; O. Antón ; M.A. Pérez ; M.J. Marques ; R. Bienes ; A. García-Díaz |Olive groves on the Mediterranean Basin are usually managed by continuous tillage and low organic matter inputs, leading to several soil degradation processes. Groundcovers (GCs) have come out as an alternative soil management strategy to improv[...]Article
K. Kashiwagi ; E. Yamna ; L. Arfa ; L. Zaibet |While olive oil production is spreading to the non-traditional producer countries, including the US, Australia, and New Zealand, Mediterranean countries are still major producers and exporters. However, little is known about their olive oil expo[...]Article
C. Font ; R. Padró ; C. Cattaneo ; J. Marull ; E. Tello ; A. Alabert ; M. Farré |In this paper we propose an approach to understand how different farmers goals can contribute to structure cultural landscapes and how the information-as-structure held in energy flows within farm systems can be measured. We start from a histor[...]Article
J. Rocha ; C. Carvalho-Santos ; P. Diogo ; P. Beça ; J.J. Keizer ; J.P. Nunes |Future climate for the Mediterranean climatic region is expected to bring an increase in temperatures, decrease in the precipitation quantity and shifts in the seasonal precipitation pattern. Although the impacts of climate change on water resou[...]Article
A. Mérot ; H. Belhouchette ; S. Saj ; J. Wery |Conversion to organic farming can require deep technical changes that can be implemented through various pathways. This study aimed to better understand and characterize the various pathways that can be followed during conversion to organic farm[...]Article
G. Nikolaou ; D. Neocleous ; A. Christou ; E. Kitta ; N. Katsoulas |The sustainability of irrigated agriculture is threatening due to adverse climate change, given future projections that every one in four people on Earth might be suffering from extreme water scarcity by the year 2025. Pressurized irrigation sys[...]Article
Understanding the soil and hydrologic processes in agricultural watersheds are vital for reliable assessments of water quantity and quality to support integrated river basin management. However, deriving hydrology-relevant information is complic[...]Article
LEspagne, par sa position géographique, son niveau de développement, les aides et les soutiens de lUnion européenne, a développé une infrastructure de transport tout mode de première classe, alors que le Maroc, en dépit de sa position géograph[...]Article
A. Antonelli ; G. Brunori ; J. Jawhar ; D. Petruzzella ; R. Roma |This paper is the outcome of a reflection on the MIP report 2020, a collection of information and data used to describe the scenario on youth innovation and entrepreneurship in agrifood sector in Mediterranean countries. In particular, it highli[...]Article
A variety of indicator-based methods have been developed for the sustainability assessment of farming systems (FSs). However, many of them lack holisticity, focus on a specific agricultural sector/product, and do not provide aggregated results t[...]Article
S.M. Pedersen ; K.M. Lind ; O. Xhoxhi ; A. Yazar ; S.-E. Jacobsen ; J.E. Orum |In order to look for a more diverse and sustainable cropping system with high value crops in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, the drought and salt tolerant crop quinoa was analysed as an alternative to the current major crops, for instance wh[...]Article
H. Mairech ; A. López-Bernal ; M. Moriondo ; C. Dibari ; L. Regni ; P. Proietti ; F.J. Villalobos ; L. Testi |Olive (Olea europaea L.) is a widely spread tree species in the Mediterranean. In the last decades, olive farming has known major management changes with high economic and environmental impacts. The fast track expansion of this modern olive farm[...]Article
R. Halbac-Cotoara-Zamfir ; D. Smiraglia ; G. Quaranta ; R. Salvia ; L. Salvati ; A. Giménez-Morera |Land degradation is more evident where conditions of environmental vulnerability already exist because of arid climate and unsustainable forms of land exploitation. Consequently, semi-arid and dry areas have been identified as vulnerable land, r[...]Article
G. Quaranta ; R. Salvia ; L. Salvati ; V. De Paola ; R. Coluzzi ; V. Imbrenda ; T. Simoniello |Depopulation and economic marginalization of rural districts have induced a progressive land abandonment in agricultural and pastoral districts. In Europe, areas at higher risk of farmland abandonment are characterized by low-intensity pasture s[...]Article
L. Rossi ; L. Regni ; S. Rinaldi ; P. Sdringola ; R. Calisti ; A. Brunori ; F. Dini ; P. Proietti |Life Cycle Assessment (the systematic analysis of the environmental impact of products during their entire life cycle), Carbon Footprint and Water Footprint assessments play an important role in decision-making processes. These assessments can h[...]Article
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a conservation tool that are increasingly commonplace around the world. MPAs have the potential to benefit both ecosystems and human communities if well-designed and implemented. Achieving effective implementati[...]Article
The agricultural landscape of Mediterranean islands has transformed radically over the last 60 years. The results differ, due to the interplay of macro, national, and local factors for each setting. In this study, some of these trajectories of c[...]Article
R. Leberger ; I. Geijzendorffer ; E. Gaget ; A. Gwelmami ; T. Galewski ; H.M. Pereira ; C. Guerra |Wetlands are known to support diverse and unique species assemblages. Globally, but particularly in the Mediterranean basin, they are threatened by climate change and natural habitat loss. Despite an alarming decline of wetlands over the last ce[...]Article
La fin de cette année 2020 marquera le 25e anniversaire de la conférence de Barcelone, qui amorça le processus du même nom visant à rassembler les pays des deux rives de la Méditerranée pour faire de cette région une zone de paix et de prospérit[...]Article
Water storage requirements in the Mediterranean region vary in time and are strongly affected by the local geography and climate conditions. The objective of this study is to assess the implications of climate change on the water balance of an a[...]Article
The tourism and recreational offer of Mediterranean destinations involves, essentially, the promotion of mass tourism, based on the appeal of the sun and beach, and the quality of its coastal assets. Alongside the impacts of climate change, poor[...]Article
In intensive agricultural systems, irrigation and nitrogen (N) fertilizer are the most important factors that influence crop production and N losses. This work aimed to evaluate the N best management practices using the calibrated and validated [...]Article
R. Padró ; E. Tello ; I. Marco ; J.R. Olarieta ; M.M. Grasa ; C. Font |There is a need for a socioecological transition towards sustainable agri-food systems that recover the organic functioning and the closure of socio-metabolic cycles at the lower feasible scales. This implies an agroecology leap forward aimed at[...]Article
A. Panozzo ; H. Huang ; B. Bernazeau ; T. Vamerali ; M.F. Samson ; D. Desclaux |In the current context of climate change, tree–crop combinations in agroforestry systems are suggested to mitigate water and heat stresses, particularly in semi-arid environments of the Mediterranean area. In this framework, a 3-year trial[...]Article
The recent trends in the tourism industry, as well as the attention paid by scholars, practitioners, and institutions, show the relevance of natural tourism as a lever for local development (United Nations World Tourism Organization -UNWTO-, 200[...]Article
F. Pedrero ; S.R. Grattan ; A. Ben-Gal ; G.A. Vivaldi |Olive trees are iconic to the Mediterranean landscape and in recent times, have expanded to other regions across the globe that share similar climatic conditions. Olive oil production benefits from irrigation, but with a changing climate and unc[...]Article
D. Romic ; J. Karoglan Kontic ; D. Preiner ; M. Romic ; B. Lazarevic ; E. Maletic ; G. Ondrasek ; H. Andabaka ; H. Bakic Begic ; M. Bubalo Kovacic ; L. Filipovic ; S. Husnjak ; Z. Markovic ; D. Stupic ; I. Tomaz ; M. Zovko |Stony karst landscape in the Adriatic coastal area has been cultivated for centuries to grow Mediterranean crops. Shallow and less fertile soils were mostly used for rain-fed grapevine and olive production. Native grapevine cultivars are, in gen[...]Article
A. Nasrallah ; H. Belhouchette ; N. Baghdadi ; M. Mhawej ; T. Darwish ; S. Darwich ; G. Faour |The promotion of optimum rotations and agricultural management of winter wheat-based cropping systems is very critical, as wheat is considered an essential component in the Mediterranean diet. Considering the delicate economic situation of farme[...]Article
E.A.N. Marks ; V. Kinigopoulou ; H. Arkout ; A.A. Azzaz ; C. Doulgeris ; S. Jellali ; C. Rad ; P. Sanchez Zulueta ; E. Tziritis ; L. El-Bassi ; C. Matei Ghimbeu ; M. Jeguirim |Olive mill wastes continue to be a management challenge due to the large volumes produced, particularly due to their toxicity and impacts on the environment. Thermal conversion through pyrolysis or hydrothermal carbonization techniques can detox[...]Article
Les États-Unis ont, depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, imposé leur imperium au monde occidental, voire à la planète, usant intelligemment de la crainte inspirée par le pouvoir soviétique et profitant de leffondrement des empires europ[...]Article
Cet article aborde la problématique des ressources en eau à la lumière des changements climatiques dans le moyen Sebou. Où se situe la relation entre ces ressources et les précipitations à lumière du changement climatique ? Cette étude est basée[...]Article
Rewilding and restoring cultural landscapes in Mediterranean mountains: opportunities and challenges
Farmland abandonment and the decline of livestock activity in the Mediterranean mountains have resulted in dramatic landscape changes, including the generalized expansion of shrublands and forests, and the homogenization of the old cultural land[...]Article
A. Tomaz ; P. Palma ; S. Fialho ; A. Lima ; P. Alvarenga ; M. Potes ; M.J. Costa ; R. Salgado |Salinization and sodification are important processes of soil degradation affecting irrigated lands. A large proportion of the global irrigated area is affected by some degree of soil salinity or sodicity caused by the intensification of irrigat[...]Article
The spread of the cultivation of olive groves outside their traditional lands of the Mediterranean with the introduction of super-intensive plantation models threatens the competitiveness of traditional European olive-growing regions. Technologi[...]Article
We present for the first time the environmental footprint (EF) of grapes following the methodology proposed by the EU and life cycle assessment (LCA). We used data from three different production systems, conventional high- or low-input and orga[...]Article
E. Genevet ; J. Ladier, intervieweur |Le service commun pastoralisme de la Chambre régionale d'agriculture d'Occitanie travaille à l'orientation des politiques publiques en matière de pastoralisme, à l'élaboration de référentiels techniques et apporte son expertise dans le cadre de [...]Article
L'Association française d'agroforesterie, créée en 2007, uvre pour le développement d'une agriculture plus durable « par et avec l'arbre ». L'agroforesterie renferme une grande diversité de pratiques utilisant l'arbre comme outil de production [...]Article
L. Garde ; B. Beylier ; O. Bonnet ; P. Thavaud ; S. Debit ; S. Golé |C'est au pluriel qu'il s'agit de conjuguer le sylvopastoralisme en forêt méditerranéennes. Si l'animal domestique a toujours tiré profit des ressources du sa/tus, non sans conflits d'ailleurs, les modes d'intégration du troupeau à la forêt médit[...]Article
Peut-on bâtir dès aujourd'hui avec du pin d'Alep? La ressource est-elle présente ? Valorisable ? L'étude bibliographique réalisée dans le cadre de la démarche de France Forêt PACA, mais aussi les avancées récentes autour de la valorisation de so[...]Article
I. Benabdallah ; S. Businaro ; M. Angot ; D. Palermo ; M. Giannelli |The South Mediterranean region is exposed to numerous challenges related to food, climate, resource availability, and social-economic instability. Characterized by a strong demographic growth, the region has seen consumption patterns and food de[...]Article
Olive groves are key elements of the Mediterranean basin landscape. In southern Italy, olive polycultural systems are predominant over specialized ones. These systems occupy marginal and inner areas and are highly susceptible to abandonment. The[...]Article
Collective action by farmers including the development of cooperatives is regarded as one of solutions to overcome low productivity. This study investigates the impact of agricultural cooperative on technical efficiency (TE) and total factor pro[...]Article
Innovation capacity is essential for farmers to remain competitive and overcome the challenges facing Mediterranean agricultural systems. Based on an extensive empirical study, this paper elucidates the common attributes of innovative farmers in[...]Article
Coastal areas are worldwide characterized by multiple pressures generated by high levels of urbanization and by conflictual and inappropriate uses. The establishment of protected areas represents a tool to contrast such pressures. The integratio[...]Article
The commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Barcelona Process is a good opportunity to identify new ways of keeping alive the ideals that are already part of the Mediterranean imaginary as an area of peace and prosperity, shared common valu[...]Article
Agricultural activity has changed significantly in recent years. There is a clear trend towards monoculture and the replacement of traditional crops for others which are more productive and achieve better economic results. These factors have two[...]Article
Olive oil tourism is a recent development in the countries of the Mediterranean basin, but it is now spreading to other regions of the world. The main reasons people are choosing this special interest tourism (SIT) are to find out about the cult[...]Article
L. Delattre ; M. Debolini ; J.-C. Paoli ; C. Napoleone ; M. Moulery ; L. Leonelli ; P. Santucci |Farm abandonment and over-extensification trends in less-favored livestock breeding areas in the Mediterranean have led to socio-environmental issues that are difficult to assess and address, due to the characteristics of these areas (e.g., poor[...]Article
C. Labrousse ; W. Ludwig ; S. Pinel ; M. Sadaoui ; G. Lacquement |In the Mediterranean, climate change and human pressures are expected to significantly impact the availability of surface water resources. In order to quantify these impacts during the last 60 years (19592018), we examined the hydro-climatic an[...]Article
C. Frasconi Wendt ; A. Nunes ; R. Verble ; G. Santini ; M. Boieiro ; C. Branquinho |Mediterranean drylands are particularly vulnerable to predicted increases in aridity which are expected to have negative consequences for biodiversity. To understand the effects of climate change on ecosystems, a framework for the selection of i[...]Article
The agricultural sector faces a series of environmental challenges such as water and soil pollution, erosion or biodiversity loss, especially in monoculture systems. Alternatively, crop diversification is seen as an option to reduce negative imp[...]Article
En Méditerranée, lagriculture urbaine connaît des dynamiques variées, entre déclin et renouveau. Le cas de Beyrouth au Liban permet dillustrer cette adaptation de lagriculture urbaine en fonction du rôle joué par les statuts fonciers agricole[...]Article
A. Del Pozo ; N. Brunel-Saldias ; A. Engler ; S. Ortega-Farias ; C. Acevedo-Opazo ; G.A. Lobos ; R. Jara-Rojas ; M.A. Molina-Montenegro |The world's five Mediterranean-climate regions (MCRs) share unique climatic regimes of mild, wet winters and warm and dry summers. Agriculture in these regions is threatened by increases in the occurrence of drought and high temperature events a[...]Article
La principale voie pour les échanges commerciaux entre les deux rives de la Méditerranée est maritime, mettant en évidence le rôle des ports dans la dynamisation économique. Le Corridor multimodal transmaghrébin est l'un des défis majeurs à moye[...]Article
T. Allen ; P. Prosperi ; B. Cogill ; M. Padilla ; I. Peri |Recurrent food crises and global environmental change are critical issues that pushed food security and sustainability to the top of the policy agenda. Policy-makers need assessment tools that help them decide what actions they should take to ac[...]Article
In this study, it is tried to determine the efficiencies of agricultural enterprises in the use of capital and credit in Turkey by DEA. In the scope of the study, 550 farmers in enterprises in Antalya, Konya, Karaman, Ankara, and Eskişehir [...]Article
EU agricultural integrated policies among the EU and the southern Mediterranean countries are more evidently distilled through the EU-Mediterranean process (EUROMED). After 10 years of the Agadir agreement entry into force, this paper attempts t[...]Article
The Mediterranean (macro-)region is characterized by its unique bio-physical, socio-political, and cultural conditions when considered at the global scale. Nonetheless, at the same time this is an extremely heterogeneous and diverse region, as i[...]Article
In Turkey, Agricultural Development Cooperatives are very important for bringing the resources in rural area to the economy, establishment of agro-industrial facilities for processing agricultural products and preventing migration from rural are[...]Article
Cette introduction rassemble les arguments issus des textes du dossier « Transformations du foncier rural et stratégies collectives en Méditerranée : entre conflits et résilience territoriale », les met en lumière de la littérature, et ce, dans [...]Article
La forêt méditerranéenne est un milieu unique, anthropisé depuis des siècles, qui juxtapose des enjeux économiques, environnementaux et sociaux. C'est un réservoir de biodiversité, qui tempère le climat et a un effet protecteur sur les sols, l'e[...]Article
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Farming systems are complex and include a variety of interacting biophysical and technical components. This complexity must be taken into account when designing farming systems to improve sustainability, but more methods are needed to be able to[...]Article
Under semi-arid conditions, water is the most limiting factor for ensuring the sustainability of Mediterranean agriculture. Proper management of practices such as irrigation, fertilization, and changes in sowing date and sowing density can contr[...]Article
Il y a à peine plus de dix ans, alors que lindice mensuel des prix alimentaires mondiaux atteignait un pic historique, lalimentation et lagriculture faisaient un retour fracassant sur la scène politique internationale, après avoir été pendant[...]Article
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C. Ducruet ; R. Carruthers ; J.-F Arvis ; V. Vesin ; P.W. de Langen |Bien que les ports africains soient les plus proches des principales routes de transport, la plupart des ports de transbordement se trouvent en Europe, sauf notamment Tanger Med et Port Saïd Est. Ainsi donc, il existe des possibilités importante[...]Article
La migration italienne vers le Maroc est un phénomène peu documenté qui prend consistance depuis 1912 et, après un déclin pendant la seconde après-guerre et durant les années '70, elle voit une nouvelle augmentation à partir des premières années[...]Article
G. Migliore ; C. Zinnanti ; E. Schimmenti ; V. Borsellino ; G. Schifani ; C.P. Di Franco ; A. Asciuto |This is the first study which explores the impact of climate change in Sicily, a small Mediterranean region of Southern Europe. According to research, Mediterranean area has shown large climate shifts in the last century and it has been identifi[...]Article
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Il y a des particularités du monde rural qui persistent malgré toutes les altérations et qui pourrait être qualifiées ainsi : proximité avec les éléments naturels, plus grande convivialité, qualité de vie. La campagne sert la ville pour ses beso[...]Article
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Despite the advantages ensuing from preferential market access agreements, trade exchanges between Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMCs) and the EU are often hindered by food safety issues. These are particularly relevant for fruit and vegetab[...]Article
The purpose of this study is to develop a method to identify the radical changes in the Mediterranean adequacy index (MAI) trend for monitoring and modifying food and prevention policies. The development of a statistical solver demonstrates that[...]Article
D. Cammarano ; S. Ceccarelli ; S. Grando ; I. Romagosa ; A. Benbelkacem ; T. Akar ; A. Al-Yassin ; N. Pecchioni ; E. Francia ; D. Ronga |Barley is an important cereal crop for the arid and semi-arid Mediterranean environments. Future climate projections show that Mediterranean countries will get drier and hotter. The objectives of the study are to: i) simulate the impacts of diff[...]Article
Several scientific reports on climate change that have come to light recently have alerted us to the terrible state of terrestrial ecosystems, as well as the drastic solutions needed and that will require unprecedented efforts. The rising global[...]Article
La Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence a été créée le 1er janvier 2016. Bien que considérée comme un pôle urbain majeur méditerranéen, sa géographique physique est notamment marquée par une forte proportion d'espaces naturels : 61%, dont une bonne [...]Article
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Z. Malek ; P.H. Verburg |Meeting the growing demand for food in the future will require adaptation of water and land management to future conditions. We studied the extent of different adaptation options to future global change in the Mediterranean region, under scenari[...]Article
La diversité des contributions fournies par les systèmes dʼélevage sʼappuyant sur des races locales, au côté de la production de biens alimentaires et non alimentaires, est rarement abordée de front, bien quʼelle soit essentielle [...]Article
El presente trabajo constituye la segunda parte de El Sistema Alimentario Global: I - definición de un espacio (2014). Los objetivos de esta segunda parte son: (1) ilustrar y desarrollar la aplicación del modelo formulado en el trabajo anterio[...]Article
Cet article sinscrit dans la lignée du dernier numéro de Zones Humides Infos sur le suivi des services éducatifs et récréatifs rendus par les zones humides méditerranéennes basé sur létude préparatoire de neuf zones humides aménagées en Algéri[...]Article
Europe has vital interests in the southern Mediterranean region, such as stability or access to its markets and energy sources. The southern and eastern Mediterranean countries also have unavoidable interests in the European Union (EU): it not o[...]Article
A. Pulina ; R. Lai ; G. Seddaiu ; C. Bertora ; M. Rizzu ; C. Grignani ; P.P. Roggero |Under Mediterranean conditions, the impacts of both organic and mineral N fertilization on soil Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emission can be controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the soil GHG emissions and the net Global Warming Potential[...]Article
G. Pulina ; M.J. Milán ; M.P. Lavín ; A. Theodoridis ; E. Morin ; J. Capote ; D.L. Thomas ; A.H.D. Francesconi ; G. Caja |Dairy small ruminants account for approximately 21% of all sheep and goats in the world, produce around 3.5% of the world's milk, and are mainly located in subtropical-temperate areas of Asia, Europe, and Africa. Dairy sheep are concentrated aro[...]Article
M. Debolini ; E. Marraccini ; J.-P. Dubeuf ; I. Geijzendorffer ; C. Guerra ; M. Simon ; S. Targetti ; C. Napoleone |Given the heterogeneity and richness of Mediterranean farming systems, it is difficult to assess the nature and causes of observed dynamics based on single case studies. This research identifies case studies conducted on the north and south of t[...]Article
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R. Saliba ; R. Callieris ; D. DAgostino ; R. Roma ; A. Scardigno |Reuse of treated wastewater could provide a key solution to address sustainable water resources management in agriculture. However, the success of this practice depends on public acceptance and involvement, which require careful assessement and [...]Article
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This paper analyses the role of agriculture in the political economy of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It outlines agricultures relative contribution to development and employment, shows linkages with food security policies, and discu[...]Article
Les premiers résultats de la recherche TRAMed racontent comment le pastoralisme, une activité qui semble destinée à loubli, souvenir dun passé récent, montre plutôt des éléments intéressants de résilience et des importantes capacités dadaptat[...]Article
La hausse des températures exercera une pression sur les ressources en eau déjà limitées, avec des conséquences pour la vie humaine et la sécurité alimentaire régionale. Les écologistes doivent collaborer avec dautres acteurs comme les gouverne[...]Article
There are close linkages between water, food and energy. Policies for the three sectors need to be designed in a coordinated and integrated manner. An integrated nexus approach should therefore be adopted in order to ensure complementarities and[...]Article
E. Valette ; C.-T. Soulard ; C. Lacour |Un colloque de science régionale à Montpellier nous invite à revenir à Braudel et à Sa Méditerranée. Pas seulement parce quil fut un des premiers à lancer la notion déconomie-monde, admirée, fortement discutée, revue, améliorée pour notamment [...]Article
La mise en place des normes internationales de développement durable incite les pays à organiser la planification à une échelle locale et de façon participative. Lobjectif de cet article est de montrer de quelle manière lenvironnement est pris[...]Article
Vingt ans après le lancement du processus de Barcelone, la Méditerranée souffre dune situation qui sest régulièrement dégradée pour connaître aujourdhui conflits armés, déroutes économiques et régimes enkystés. Seule au Sud la Tunisie, peut-ê[...]