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Whole system valuation of arable, agroforestry and tree-only systems at three case study sites in Europe
(Elsevier, 2020)
There is an increasing demand to study the long-term effects of land use from both local farm and wider societal and environmental perspectives. This study applied an approach to evaluate both the financial profitability ...
Guidelines for small ruminant production systems under climate emergency in Europe
(SMALL RUMINANT RESEARCH, 2020)
Projected climate change will involve an additional threat for the sustainability of small ruminant production systems in Europe. Aiming to understand its implications, we conducted a literature review on climate change ...
Energy-socio-economic-environmental modelling for the EU energy and post-COVID-19 transitions
(SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 2022)
Relevant energy questions have arisen because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic shock leads to emissions’ reductions consistent with the rates of decrease required to achieve the Paris Agreement goals. Those unforeseen ...
Double accounting in energy footprint and related assessments: How common is it and what are the consequences?
(ENERGY, 2021)
The number of input-output assessments focused on energy has grown considerably in the last years. Many of these assessments combine data from multi-regional input-output (MRIO) databases with energy extensions that ...
Quantifying the reductions in mortality from air-pollution by cancelling new coal power plants
(Energy and Climate Change, 2021)
Deep decarbonization paths to the 1.5 °C or 2 °C temperature stabilization futures require a rapid reduction in coal-fired power plants, but many countries are continuing to build new ones. Coal-fired plants are also a ...
Developing countries can adapt to climate change effectively using nature-based solutions
(Communications Earth and Environment, 2024-12-01)
Evidence on the effectiveness of climate change adaptation interventions in low- and middle-income countries has been rapidly growing in recent years, particularly in the agricultural and coastal sectors. Here we address ...
Rural livelihoods displacement and mal-adaptation due to large-scale modern irrigation in Navarre, Spain
(Elsevier, 2024)
The introduction and expansion of large-scale modern irrigation technology is often justified on the grounds of agricultural productivity and, more recently, climate change adaptation. However, the impacts of its accompanying ...
Mountain sheep grazing systems provide multiple ecological, socio-economic, and food quality benefits
(Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2022)
Pastoral systems face increasing pressure from competing global markets, food sector industrialization, and new policies such as Europe’s post-2020 Common Agriculture Policy. This pressure threatens the use of extensive ...
Ecological network complexity scales with area
(Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2022-03-01)
Assessing multiple values of nature in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
(People and Nature, 2024-06-01)
Around the world, people express a variety of values of nature based on how they relate and interact with it. These values of nature, broadly classified as instrumental, intrinsic, and relational values, underlie environmental ...