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A. Patel ; A. Kethavath ; N.L. Kushwaha ; A. Naorem ; M. Jagadale ; K.R. Sheetal ; P.S. Renjith |The challenges of urbanization, land degradation, water scarcity, and climate change are threatening agricultural systems and food security. Therefore, it is essential to manage land and water resources sustainably to improve productivity and ad[...]Article
H. Saadi ; K. Debabeche ; F. Traore |Knowing the water needs of the date palm is essential, not only for its optimal production, but also for the management of water resources. This study aims to evaluate the irrigation performance of the date palm production system in the region o[...]Article
The economic effects of global warming have gained considerable attention in the recent economic literature. While the relationship between rainfall and agriculture is well known, precipitations alone do not capture the soil water availability, [...]Article
In the context of water scarcity, soil erosion, and biodiversity decline, the Mediterranean basin urges to manage its nearly hundred coastal watersheds in a coordinated manner. To this end, we propose an integrated approach to model socio-ecolog[...]Article
M. Houssni ; J. Kassout ; M. El Mahroussi ; S. Chakkour ; M. Kadiri ; M. Ater ; A.-I. Petrisor |Oases play a crucial role in human societies and the conservation of biodiversity, especially in harsh environments like arid zones. They serve as sanctuaries for agrodiversity, preserving diverse agricultural resources under challenging climati[...]Article
A. Bernis-Fonteneau ; M. Aakairi ; O. Saadani-Hassani ; G. Castangia ; R. Ait Babahmad ; P. Colangelo ; U. D'Ambrosio ; D.I. Jarvis |Local agrobiodiversity in remote areas such as the Moroccan High Atlas is poorly studied, despite being of great importance for the sustainability and resilience of mountainous populations. This includes important species such as wheat (Triticum[...]Article
J. Garnier ; G. Billen ; E. Aguilera ; L. Lassaletta ; R. Einarsson ; J. Serra ; M.doR. Cameira ; C. Marques-dos-Santos ; A. Sanz-Cobena |Ammonia (NH3) volatilization, nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, and nitrate (NO3−) leaching from agriculture cause severe environmental hazards. Research studies and mitigation strategies have mostly focused on one of these nitrogen (N) losse[...]Article
I. Viveros Santos ; C. Renaud-Gentié ; P. Roux ; A. Levasseur ; C. Bulle ; L. Deschênes ; A.-M. Boulay |Viticulture needs to satisfy consumers' demands for environmentally sound grape and wine production while envisaging adaptation options to diminish the impacts of projected climate change on future productivity. However, the impact of climate ch[...]Article
The Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 evoked academic interest in various aspects of international security and stability. The main objective of this study was to elicit the essential features and indicators for gauging the [...]Article
Climate change and agriculture are inextricably linked and influence one another. Many studies have been conducted on the topic, but none have focused on developing and developed countries. This study aims to investigate the relationship between[...]Article
The liberalization of world trade has led to a significant increase in agricultural trade, which has brought to light various environmental externalities, including climate change, deforestation, and water pollution. While economic studies tend [...]Article
M. Helena Guimarães ; T. Pinto-Correia ; M. de Belém Costa Freitas ; I. Ferraz-de-Oliveira ; E. Sales-Baptista ; J.F.F. da Veiga ; J. Tiago Marques ; C. Pinto-Cruz ; C. Godinho ; A.D.F. Belo |The Montado is a silvopastoral system with a tree cover of predominantly Quercus suber but also Quercus rotundifolia, where cattle or sheep graze the understory. It occupies more than one million hectares in southern Portugal, and a similar land[...]Article
To achieve food security goals, water accounting seems to be one of the most powerful tools to deal with water scarcity management. Thus, indicators, such as virtual water and water productivity, can be considered complementary rather than compe[...]Article
This paper analyses the impacts and water policy implications of an increase of perennial crops on irrigation water requirements and on the vulnerability of the agricultural system to climatic events in the case of the Guadalquivir River basin. [...]Article
J. McGinley ; M.G. Healy ; P.C. Ryan ; H. O'Driscoll ; P.-E. Mellander ; L. Morrison ; A. Siggins |Pesticides are widely used in agriculture to optimise food production. However, the movement of pesticides into water bodies negatively impacts aquatic environments. The European Union (EU) aims to make food systems fair, healthy and environment[...]Article
E.G. de la Riva ; W. Ulrich ; P. Batáry ; J. Baudry ; L. Beaumelle ; R. Bucher ; A. Cerevková ; M.R. Felipe-Lucia ; R. Gallé ; E. Kesse-Guyot ; E. Rembialkowska ; A. Rusch ; V. Seufert ; D. Stanley ; K. Birkhofer |CONTEXT Agricultural intensification contributes to global food security and well-being by supplying the food demand of a growing human population. However, ongoing land-use change and intensification seriously affect the abundance, diversity an[...]Article
Water is an issue in Spain, where it is generally scarce, and its availability is highly variable in different areas and times, particularly in agriculture, the main water consumer. Water pricing is one of the policy instruments used to control [...]Article
D. Pulido-Velazquez ; L. Baena-Ruiz ; B. Mayor ; P. Zorrilla-Miras ; E. López-Gunn ; J. de Dios Gómez-Gómez ; Á. de la Hera-Portillo ; A.-J. Collados-Lara ; M.M. Moreno ; J.L.G. Aróstegui ; F.J. Alcalá |Designing sustainable management strategies in groundwater-dependent socio-economic systems in areas with scarce water resources and protected wetlands is a challenging issue. The high vulnerability of these systems to droughts will be exacerbat[...]Article
Mediterranean wetlands provide many ecosystem services to humans and other organisms. However, these services are being increasingly damaged. The prioritization of ecosystem services is essential to start a decision-making process focused on env[...]Article
D. Pereira ; J.C. Leitao ; P.D. Gaspar ; C. Fael ; I. Falorca ; W. Khairy ; N. Wahid ; H. El Yousfi ; B. Bouazzama ; J. Siering ; H. Hansmann ; J. Zascerinska ; S. Camilleri ; F. Busuttil ; M. Borg ; J. Mizzi ; R. Micallef ; J. Cutajar |Water security is a hot topic all over the world, due to global warming, climate change, natural calamities such as droughts and floods, overuse of water, and other factors. Water issues have been scientifically investigated from several perspec[...]Article
A. Guemouria ; A. Chehbouni ; S. Belaqziz ; T. Epule Epule ; Y. Ait Brahim ; E.M. El Khalki ; D. Dhiba ; L. Bouchaou |In several areas, many social, economic, and physical subsystems interact around water resources. Integrated water management is applied to maximize economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vi[...]Article
A. Saltelli ; M. Kuc-Czarnecka ; S.L. Piano ; M.J. Lorincz ; M. Olczyk ; A. Puy ; E. Reinert ; S.T. Smith ; J.P. van der Sluijs |Current approaches and cultures for the economic evaluations of environmental and health policies may suffer from excessive reliance on a standard neoclassic economic toolbox that neglects alternative perspectives. This may prematurely limit the[...]Article
Les changements climatiques actuels mettent la gestion de leau agricole au coeur de nombreux débats. Les sécheresses observées pendant plusieurs années de suite ont entraîné une réduction des ressources hydrique et ont conduit à un nouveau rega[...]Article
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[...]