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F. Mohammadi Kashka ; Z. Tahmasebi Sarvestani ; H. Pirdashti ; A. Motevali ; M. Nadi ; M. Valipour |The increase in population has increased the need for agricultural and food products, and thus agricultural production should be increased. This goal may cause increases in emissions and environmental impacts by increasing the consumption of agr[...]Article
Agriculture is facing several very important challenges. Population growth means that more food must be produced to meet nutritional needs. However, this is putting excessive pressure on natural resources, such as water and land, which are heavi[...]Article
Ecosystems in rural areas play a crucial role in promoting human well-being and economic development by providing essential resources such as food, water, raw materials, and energy. Furthermore, rural ecosystems offer various services, such as r[...]Article
D.L. Hoover ; L.J. Abendroth ; D.M. Browning ; A. Saha ; K. Snyder ; P. Wagle ; L. Witthaus ; C. Baffaut ; J.A. Biederman ; D.D. Bosch ; R. Bracho ; D. Busch ; P. Clark ; P. Ellsworth ; P.A. Fay ; G. Flerchinger ; S. Kearney ; L. Levers ; N. Saliendra ; M. Schmer ; H. Schomberg ; R.L. Scott |Understanding the relationship between water and production within and across agroecosystems is essential for addressing several agricultural challenges of the 21st century: providing food, fuel, and fiber to a growing human population, reducing[...]Article
C. Bernard-Mongin ; X. Poux ; I. Herzon ; J. Moran ; T. Pinto-Correia ; D.E. Dumitras ; M. I. Ferraz-de-Oliveira ; F. Gouriveau ; D. Goussios ; M. Jitea ; Y. Kazakova ; R. Koivuranta ; F. Lerin ; M. Ljung ; A. Lomba ; V. Mihai ; M. Puig de Morales ; G. Vlahos |High Nature Value (HNV) farmlands currently retain most of the biodiversity associated with agricultural landscapes in Europe. In a time of globalized food systems, the social-ecological conditions to maintain these low-intensity and thus less p[...]Article
A. Elbeltagi ; A. Srivastava ; A.H. Al-Saeedi ; A. Raza ; I. Abd-Elaty ; M. El-Rawy |The estimation of reference evapotranspiration (ETo), a crucial step in the hydrologic cycle, is essential for system design and management, including the balancing, planning, and scheduling of agricultural water supply and water resources. When[...]Article
The progressive climate change has an impact on the quantity and quality of grapes. Among meteorological parameters, air temperature is believed to have a direct influence on grape yield and composition, as well as on the organoleptic characteri[...]Article
N. Jdaidi ; H. Selmi ; F. Aloui ; S. Jedidi ; A. Chaabane |Les espèces végétales médicinales au nord ouest tunisien sont soumises aux pressions anthropiques et aux contraintes des conditions naturelles. Ces dernières saccentueront dans le contexte des changements climatiques. Lobjectif de ce travail c[...]Article
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Concerns about sustainability, climate change and increasing inter-sectoral competition for water and land are pressing societies to set a new course in economic development, agriculture, water distribution and the environment. Although changes [...]Article
Offsetting environmental impacts beyond climate change: the Circular Ecosystem Compensation approach
D. Moore ; V. Bach ; M. Finkbeiner ; T. Honkomp ; H. Ahn ; M. Sprenger ; L. Froese ; D. Gratzel |Since the Paris Agreement entered into force, climate neutrality and associated compensation schemes are even more on the agenda of politics and companies. Challenges of existing offsetting schemes include the rather theoretical saving scenario [...]Article
In the last decades, scholars from different disciplines have used the foodscape as a concept and an analytical framework to explore the intersection between landscape, people and food culture. Adopting a comparative case-study analysis, this ar[...]Article
K. Mainali ; M. Evans ; D. Saavedra ; E. Mills ; B. Madsen ; S. Minnemeyer |Landscape scale wetland conservation requires accurate, up-to-date wetland maps. The most useful approaches to creating such maps are automated, spatially generalizable, temporally repeatable, and can be applied at large spatial scales. However,[...]Article
L'oasis Ghout est un système agricole oasien traditionnel typique à la région du Souf. Les oasis Ghout on subi une forte dégradation durant les 5 dernières décennies. Lobjectif de cette recherche est lévaluation et cartographie spatio-temporel[...]Article
A. Mendoza Beltran ; R. Padró ; M.J. La Rota-Aguilera ; J. Marull ; M.J. Eckelman ; J. Cirera ; A. Giocoli ; G. Villalba |Peri urban agriculture (peri-UA) can supply food locally and potentially more sustainably than far-away conventional agricultural systems. It can also introduce significant environmental impacts depending on the local biophysical conditions and [...]Article
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C. Zagaria ; C.J.E. Schulp ; Z. Malek ; P.H. Verburg |CONTEXT The Mediterranean Basin has been identified as a climate change 'hotspot', a region where increased warming and drying are expected to occur at rates faster than the global average. Increasing scientific attention has therefore been draw[...]Article
E. Elsadek ; K. Zhang ; A. Mousa ; G.T. Ezaz ; T.L. Tola ; H. Shaghaleh ; A.A. Hamad ; Y. Alhaj Hamoud |Crop growth models are cost-effective and user-friendly tools for decision-makers to develop efficient in-field management strategies. These models are particularly important in countries such as Egypt, where the risk of water scarcity is inevit[...]Article
CONTEXT Both long-term climate trend and interannual climate variability are projected to affect agricultural activities. Actually, major changes in climate patterns have already occurred, affecting crop yields and livestock productivity. OBJECT[...]Article
M. Zambelli ; V. Giovenzana ; A. Casson ; A. Tugnolo ; A. Pampuri ; S. Vignati ; R. Beghi ; R. Guidetti |When talking about environmental and sustainability topics, the wine sector plays a fundamental role ensuring that wine remains not only economically but also environmentally sustainable, hence the importance of conducting analyses to measure th[...]Article
Dès lIndépendance (1956), la mobilisation des ressources productives (terre, eau) et lamélioration de leur niveau dutilisation ont été les principaux instruments de la politique agricole en Tunisie. Pour mettre en uvre ses choix et atteindre[...]Article
Agricultural life cycle assessment (LCA) at the sub-national regional level may be a valuable input for the decision-makers. Obtaining representative and sufficient data to develop life cycle inventories (LCIs) at that level is a relevant challe[...]Ouvrage
La question de l'eau en méditerranée devient de plus en plus importante en raison du réchauffement climatique, des catastrophes naturelles telles que les sécheresses et les inondations. Elle a été étudiée scientifiquement sous plusieurs angles, [...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Les modifications attendues de la fréquence, de lintensité voire de la saisonnalité des aléas climatiques font peser une menace à court terme sur la viabilité des systèmes agricoles déjà mis en difficultés dans un contexte de changement climati[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Le département de la Mayenne, malgré sa richesse en ressources hydrauliques, est confronté à une détérioration de la qualité de l'eau due aux pressions agricoles. L'objectif de cette étude est d'identifier et de classer les sous-bassins versants[...]Article
Climate change is a challenging fact influencing diverse sectors in society including the agricultural one, which is heavily dependent on natural resources and climate. In the Mediterranean region, climate change-related increases in air tempera[...]E-Book
Biodiversity conservation calls for a revolutionary approach to our relationship with nature and the living world. But it also requires completely rethinking the way we develop international policies and strategies. While these instruments must [...]Article
B.N. Elmiger ; R. Finger ; J. Ghazoul ; S. Schaub |CONTEXT Many agricultural policies target the conservation of biodiversity worldwide. Result-based agri-environmental schemes can be more effective and efficient than the more commonly used action-based schemes. The efficiency of result-based sc[...]Ouvrage
C. Demonsant ; A. Hatchuel, dir. ; K. Levillain, dir. ; B. Segrestin, dir. ; O. Jacquin, préf. ; P. Demurger, postf. | Paris [France] : Presses des Mines | Economie et Gestion | 2023La lutte contre le changement climatique est menacée de paralysie. Ni les Etats, ni les institutions internationales, ne sont parvenus à établir des principes de justice, clairement partagés, au nom desquels répartir équitablement les efforts né[...]Ouvrage
Au cours de quatre décennies de recherche scientifique, João Pedro Galhano Alves a vécu dans quelques-unes des rares régions de la planète où des sociétés humaines coexistent encore avec des écosystèmes en état de biodiversité totale ou élevée. [...]Ouvrage
Comprendre un paysage, cest dabord le contempler, laisser affleurer toutes les questions quil suscite Pourquoi, au milieu de la lande ouverte, sur la colline den face, cette mosaïque de couleurs, avec ces jeunes prés clôturés, dun vert cru[...]Article
A. Farooq ; N. Farooq ; H. Akbar ; Z.U. Hassan ; S.H. Gheewala |Food security can be under threat due to climate change, which has the potential to alter crop yield. Wheat, maize, and rice are major crops contributing to global food security. The impact of climate change on crop yield with different models a[...]Communication à un Congrès (avec Actes)
Ecosystem services are integral to environmental preservation and the promotion of sustainable development. These services rely heavily on the perceptions of local residents to enhance ecosystem functionality. Our research is dedicated to explor[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Z. Basaran | 2023Pollination and pest control services, among the concepts of ecosystem services, are of great importance for sustainable agriculture and food security worldwide. This study highlights pollination services and their relationship with pest control[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
E. Balti | 2023Despite increasing water use by other sectors, irrigation remains the worlds largest water consumer. Potential water savings can be achieved through more efficient water application technologies and water management practices. These practices a[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
A.D. Al Karsifi | 2023Ce mémoire se plonge dans les outils de planification territoriale visant à atteindre le concept de la neutralité carbone, et à lutter contre le changement climatique. Cette étude se concentre spécifiquement sur le PCAET pour la période 2019-202[...]Article
This study explores the adaptation strategies to water shortage at the farm level in the Tunisian semi-arid region and investigates factors determining the farmers' behavior. In this area, climate change exacerbates the scarcity of water resourc[...]Ouvrage
Les tensions écologiques, ses répercussions de plus en plus visibles et les dangers qu'elles font peser sur les écosystèmes mondiaux, imposent des réponses politiques, y compris aux segments les plus polluants du capital. Ils tentent en effet de[...]Ouvrage
Comment le changement climatique rebat-il les cartes de la puissance ? En s'appuyant sur des comparaisons mondiales et des exemples historiques, Pierre Blanc porte un regard géopolitique sur le climat. Il analyse les réponses des différents régi[...]Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée
E.D. Lioutas ; A. Michailidis ; C. Charatsari ; D. Aidonis ; P. Prosperi ; R. El Khechen ; M. Partalidou ; C. Achillas ; S. Nastis ; L. Camanzi | 2023Green public procurement (GPP) schemes emerged as environmentally responsible public procurement systems. However, despite the increasing interest in the topic, little is known about how these schemes create value and what types that value encom[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
The European Commission defines Green Public Procurement (GPP) as a process whereby public authorities seek to procure goods, services and works with a reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycle when compared to goods, services an[...]Article
This study aims to investigate the impact of climate change on agricultural production and incomes in 25 river basins of Turkey, with a focus on water availability assessment using a volumetric water footprint approach under two-greenhouse gas c[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Climate change poses significant challenges to agricultural systems, impacting crop production and necessitating innovative risk management strategies. This study explores the impact of climate change on maize production in South Africa within t[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Le stress hydrique constitue lun des facteurs les plus menaçant pour le secteur agricole. Ladaptation à cette situation critique est devenue une question cruciale. La betterave à sucre fait partie des cultures dont le rendement a été impacté p[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Lobjectif de ce travail est la conception dun modèle doutil dévaluation de la soutenabilité de la filière parfum en particulier la notation des ingrédients naturels. Pour répondre à notre problématique de savoir quel est le niveau de pertine[...]Article
Z. El Hathat ; V.R. Sreedharan ; V.G. Venkatesh ; T. Zouadi ; M. Arunmozhi ; Y. Shi |As the world is driving towards climate change, customers are concerned over the issues around greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption in production cycles. Business leaders and governments are eager to reduce emissions through spe[...]Article
Y. Khardi ; G. Lacombe ; M. Kuper ; A. Taky ; S. Bouarfa ; A. Hammani |Les agriculteurs utilisant les eaux des khettaras, galeries souterraines drainant la nappe phréatique et donnant un accès collectif à leau souterraine dans les oasis, font aujourdhui face à un dilemme. Les khettaras se tarissent sous leffet c[...]Article
S. Aloui ; A. Mazzoni ; A. Elomri ; J. Aouissi ; A. Boufekane ; A. Zghibi |The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a well-established eco-hydrological model that has been extensively applied to watersheds across the globe. This work reviews over two decades (2002-2022) of SWAT studies conducted on Mediterranean wa[...]Article
Irrigation is one of the main users of water worldwide and its overuse may affect the natural regimes of water systems. To avoid this, drainage and irrigation management needs to be improved. This study aims to determine the amount of water lost[...]Article
I. Grammatikopoulou ; T. Badura ; R.J. Johnston ; D.N. Barton ; S. Ferrini ; M. Schaafsma ; A. La Notte |Ecosystem accounting is a statistical framework that aims to track the state of ecosystems and ecosystem services, with periodic updates. This framework follows the statistical standard of the System of Environmental Economic Accounting Ecosyste[...]Article
H. Choukrani ; M. Kuper ; A. Hammani ; G. Lacombe ; A. Taky |Immergés en hiver, les marais saisonniers (merjas) de la plaine du Gharb au Maroc étaient traditionnellement exploités pour le pâturage en été, à côté dautres usages productifs. Pourtant, ils étaient considérés par ladministration coloniale co[...]Ouvrage
R. Bentirou Mathlouthi, dir. ; A. Pomade, dir. ; S. Becerra, préf. | Paris [France] : L'Harmattan | Environnement | 2023L'expression « Vulnérabilité(s) environnementale(s) » renvoie à plusieurs situations de fragilité, de résilience et de précarité du vivant humain et du vivant non-humain, de l'individuel au collectif. Face à cette notion à géométrie variable, un[...]Article
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Due to poor water resources management, groundwater-dependent agriculture induces substantial stress on several aquifer systems worldwide, which poses a serious threat to water and food security. However, only a few studies have addressed this v[...]Article
K.S. Zimmerer ; Y.J. Olivencia ; L.P. Rodríguez ; N. López-Estébanez ; F.A. Álvarez ; R.M. Olmo ; C.Y. Ochoa ; Á.R.R. Pulpón ; Ó.J. García |CONTEXT Accelerated intensification/disintensification and urbanization are changing agricultural systems and propel the need for spatial approaches to understand sustainability-enhancing resilience. Landscapes are key to this understanding thou[...]Article
The GIAHS-FAO program enhances the agricultural systems coevolved with humans through their dynamic conservation to guarantee the livelihood of future generations. The aim of this research was to assess, with a dynamic perspective, the terraced [...]Article
The agricultural sector is facing the challenge of climate change, which is increasing difficulties to the activity and the economic sustainability of the primary sector, also affecting farmers revenues. There is a growing need to support polic[...]Article
Les pesticides génèrent des coûts faramineux pour préserver l'eau potable. Les gestionnaires publics réclament désormais le « zéro phyto » sur les territoires dont dépend la ressource en eau.Article
A. Naulleau ; C. Gary ; L. Prévot ; F. Vinatier ; L. Hossard |Context Climate change threatens wine growing systems in varying ways because of their high diversity, even at a local scale. This diversity needs to be considered when designing and assessing adaptation strategies to coordinate better with thes[...]Article
Appropriate irrigation water management has attracted a considerable degree of attention because it is crucial to guarantee water and food security worldwide. A smart irrigation system is applied for the rational use of water in agricultural fie[...]Article
CONTEXT In the Middle Ages, the Muslims introduced communal water management in the Iberian Peninsula. Some irrigation systems of medieval origin are still in operation in the mountainous areas of Southern Spain. Snowmelt runoff is diverted duri[...]Article
Agriculture is one of the main sources of diffuse pollution, such as fertilisers, plant protection products, solid particles or pathogens. The short- and long-term impact of agriculture on surface water quality is often driven by on-farm decisio[...]Article
In light of increasing concerns towards climate change and its implications for global agriculture and international food security, a small but growing literature has assessed the sensitivity of agricultural trade to weather conditions and event[...]Article
K. Benabderrazik ; B. Kopainsky ; E. Monastyrnaya ; W. Thompson ; L. Tazi ; J. Joerin ; J. Six |In Morocco, droughts are an increasing threat affecting water availability, agricultural production and producers' livelihoods. Moreover, water demand for irrigation has led to overexploitation of the groundwater table causing significant natura[...]Article
M.C. Iglesias ; V. Hermoso ; J.C. Campos ; C. Carvalho-Santos ; P.M. Fernandes ; T.R. Freitas ; J.P. Honrado ; J.A. Santos ; A. Sil ; A. Regos ; J.C. Azevedo |Integrated management of biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES) in heterogeneous landscapes requires considering the potential trade-offs between conflicting objectives. The UNESCO's Biosphere Reserve zoning scheme is a suitable context to add[...]Article
F. Beauvais ; O. Cantat ; P. Legouee ; P. Madeline ; S. Brunel-Muguet ; L. Boulonne ; H. Gaillard ; C. Jolivet ; M.-P. Bataille ; M. Medjkane |Cinquième pays producteur de blé tendre (Triticum aestivum L.) dans le monde, la France subit depuis le milieu des années 1990 le changement climatique qui perturbe la filière céréalière, avec dores et déjà une stagnation des rendements attribu[...]Article
R.S. Makar ; S.A. Shahin ; M. El-Nazer ; A. Wheida ; M. Abd El-Hady |Climate change and its impact on agriculture and water resources have become a global concern. The implications of extreme weather events on food production and water resource availability are starting to have social and economic effects worldwi[...]Article
Subjective behavior of decision makers (DMs) is paramount when modeling information and communication technology (ICT) adoption choices in irrigated agriculture. Here, efficient ICT-aided irrigation plans often involve a certain degree of uncert[...]Article
A. Cano-Ortiz ; J.C. Fuentes ; F.L. Gea ; J.M. Ighbareyeh ; R.J. Quinto Canas ; C.I. Meireles ; M. Raposo ; C.J. Gomes ; G. Spampinato ; S. del Río González ; C.M. Musarella ; E. Cano |This work establishes the relationship between bioclimatology and agronomy. Bioclimatic indices are obtained for several areas under olive cultivation and correlated with olive yields. Due to the effect of climate change on cultivation and the h[...]Article
J.M. Mancilla-Leyton ; D. Gribis ; C. Pozo-Campos ; E. Morales-Jerrett ; Y. Mena ; J. Cambrollé ; Á.M. Vicente |The ecosystem services provided by the age-old activity of husbandry are presently declining or seriously endangered. The situation is particularly serious for regulation services and for certain cultural services given their growing dependence [...]Article
A quelque chose, malheur est bon. Quand au début de mars 2022, les Marocains découvrent les dégâts infligés par deux mois darrêt des pluies, conjugués à la spirale inflationniste issue de la pandémie de la COVID-19 dont les impacts sont amplifi[...]Article
Decisions on irrigation water management are usually made at different levels, including farms, water user associations (WUAs), and regional water planning agencies. The latter generally have good access to information and decision tools regardi[...]Article
S.E. McCord ; J.R. Brehm ; S.H. Burnett ; C. Dietrich ; B. Edwards ; L.J. Metz ; M. Hernandez Narvaez ; F. Pierson ; K.S. Ramirez ; N.G. Stauffer ; N.P. Webb ; C.E. Tweedie |Standard indicators and measurements are key to cross-scale agroecosystem assessments. While the need to standardize indicators is broadly recognized, inconsistencies in indicator calculations from common measurements may yield discrepancies in [...]Article
Weather condition is the main factor affecting winegrape production. Therefore, it is necessary to study the expected consequences of climate change on vineyards to anticipate adaptation strategies. To analyse how viticulture in Extremadura, in [...]Article
Climate change is impacting on the agricultural sector in several ways, and the effects on yields are generally among the most observable ones. Open fields crops, such as cereals, are very vulnerable to climate change. We study the historical da[...]Article
The food system plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change. Even if fossil fuel emissions are halted immediately, current trends in global food systems may prevent the achieving of the Paris Agreement's climate targets. The high degree of[...]Article
The influence of regional climate change (CC) on agricultural production variance in the Mediterranean region has been discussed based on the assessment of the last decade. Most of the Mediterranean region has experienced frequent natural disast[...]Article
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Drought is considered one of the key barriers influencing wheat production, and various adaptation schemes are practiced globally to mitigate drought impacts. However, it is difficult to precisely assess the performances of drought mitigation me[...]Article
The spatiotemporal changes of the grazed Greek landscapes in the last 75 years resemble those evidenced in most parts of the northern Mediterranean region, where woody vegetation encroached on open areas changing landscape structure and diversit[...]Article
Saving fresh water is a big challenge for the next generation due to enhanced living standards and population growth. In addition, the expansion of agricultural and industrial activities is causing unmatched demands for fresh water supplies acro[...]Article
M. Ruberto ; G. Branca ; S. Troiano ; R. Zucaro |The Water Framework Directive (WFD) has introduced economic principles for water resource management, including the environmental cost recovery on the basis of the polluter pays principle (PPP). Agriculture, as a potential driver of pressures on[...]Article
In the context of climate change, water management is crucial for controlling the reproductive growth and quality of grapes. In this study, we aim to determine the effects of different water regimes on the yield components and chemical compositi[...]Article
E. Basak ; N.I. Cetin ; C. Vatandaslar ; P. Pamukcu-Albers ; A.A. Karabulut ; S.D. Çaglayan ; T. Besen ; G. Erpul ; Ö. Balkiz ; B.A. Çokçaliskan ; E. Per ; G. Atkin |The concept of Ecosystem Services (ES) has gained global importance since the 1990s. Today its link to sustainable development and human welfare is well documented. However, the level of know-how and the scale and effectiveness of practices di[...]Article
Z. Unnisa ; A. Govind ; M. Marchetti ; B. Lasserre |The ever-increasing water demands in the agricultural sector of the Mediterranean basin region (MBR) under climate change warrants that crop water productivity (WP) is a pertinent topic for discussion. Considering this need, this study aims to s[...]Article
P. Fortes ; S.G. Simoes ; T. Armada Brás ; F. Amorim |Climate change may increase water needs for irrigation in southern Europe competing with other water uses, such as hydropower, which may likely be impacted by lower precipitation. Climate change will also potentially affect the variability and a[...]Article
C. Vidaller ; C. Malik ; T. Dutoit |Grazing is well-known to shape plant populations and plant communities and to affect several compartment characteristics of grazed ecosystems. Semi-natural grassland conservation depends on the maintenance of traditional extensive grazing system[...]Article
N.N. Kourgialas ; A. Hliaoutakis ; A.V. Argyriou ; G. Morianou ; A.E. Voulgarakis ; E. Kokinou ; I.N. Daliakopoulos ; D. Kalderis ; K. Tzerakis ; G. Psarras ; N. Papadopoulos ; T. Manios ; A. Vafidis ; P. Soupios |The aim of this paper is the creation of an integrated and free-access web platform for parcel irrigation water management on a large spatial scale (Water District of Crete, in Greece) in order to: a) accurately determine the irrigation needs of[...]Article
F. Eddoughri ; F.Z. Lkammarte ; M. El Jarroudi ; R. Lahlali ; A. Karmaoui ; M. Yacoubi Khebiza ; M. Messouli |Climate change (CC) is a significant concern for many climate-sensitive socio-economic sectors, such as agriculture and food production. The current study aimed at analyzing the current vulnerability of the Moroccan agricultural sector to CC and[...]Article
M. Jelocnik ; J. Subic ; A. Zdravkovic |Water is the source of life for all living beings, but also an irreplaceable input in agricultural production. According to the available water and land potentials in Serbia irrigation is used at generally negligible arable areas. Although it re[...]Article
Agricultural modernization brought about a significant land use change, with the expansion both of crops that could be more easily mechanized and of woodland and natural areas. Meanwhile, to increase the cultivated area, the farmland fabric of p[...]Article
Carbon stocks and changes in biomass of mediterranean woody crops over a six-year period in NE Spain
I. Funes ; R. Molowny-Horas ; R. Savé ; F. de Herralde ; X. Aranda ; J. Vayreda |Carbon sequestration and storage in biomass is one of the most important measures to mitigate climate change. Mediterranean woody crops can sequestrate carbon in the biomass of their permanent structures for decades; however, very few studies ha[...]Article
Z. Pinke ; B. Decsi ; M.K. Kardos ; Z. Kern ; Z. Kozma ; L. Pásztor ; T. Ács |The warming of the climate and shrinking freshwater resources pose serious challenges to European agriculture. Meeting these challenges demands a thorough knowledge of the major trends in soil moisture patterns across the continent over time. Ch[...]Article
The problem of food insecurity is growing across the world, in particular in developing countries. Due to their economic structure, climate change represents one of the major threats for food security levels in African countries. The object of t[...]Article
This article analyzes how climate change influences the exports of agricultural goods and the specialization of nations (e.g., comparative advantages) by altering farmers' capability to use available water. Our main contribution is methodologica[...]Article
S. Vanino ; C. Di Bene ; C. Piccini ; G. Fila ; B. Pennelli ; R. Zornoza ; V. Sanchez-Navarro ; J. Álvaro-Fuentes ; R. Hüppi ; J. Six ; R. Farina |The intensification of agricultural systems has caused a noticeable impact on agro-ecosystem services. Thus, the adoption of more sustainable agricultural practices such as crop diversification and reduction of external inputs represent an alter[...]Article
This study proposes a novel agri-environmental payment scheme aimed at saving irrigation water. The design incorporates an outcomes-based reward system, ensuring effective savings of water volumes in on-farm uses. A choice experiment (CE) was co[...]Article
C. Castellano ; D. Bruno ; F.A. Comin ; J.M. Rey Benayas ; A. Masip ; J.J. Jiménez |Riparian forests nestled in agricultural landscapes represent a small proportion in crop-intensive areas, while contributing remarkably to their biodiversity. This biodiversity supports several ecological processes crucially involved in the supp[...]Article
M. Salman ; I. Ferto ; E. Pék ; I.A. El-Desouky ; S. Zaki ; R. Darwesh ; F. Lebdi ; Q. Alali |Irrigation development is essential for reducing vulnerability to water resource scarcity, food insecurity, and climate change impacts in Egypt. The centralized irrigation development must, however, overcome the challenges of the diversity of sm[...]