Agroforestry and the Climate Crisis: Prioritizing Biodiversity Restoration for Resilient and Productive Mediterranean Landscapes

被引：1

作者：

Tsiakiris, Rigas ^{[1
]}

Stara, Kalliopi ^{[2
]}

Kazoglou, Yannis ^{[3
]}

Kakouros, Petros ^{[4
]}

Bousbouras, Dimitris ^{[5
]}

Dimalexis, Anastasios ^{[6
]}

Dimopoulos, Panayotis ^{[7
]}

Fotiadis, Georgios ^{[8
]}

Gianniris, Ilias ^{[1
]}

Kokkoris, Ioannis P. ^{[9
]}

Mantzanas, Konstantinos ^{[10
]}

Panagiotopoulou, Maria ^{[11
]}

Tzortzakaki, Olga ^{[12
]}

Vlami, Vassiliki ^{[13
]}

Vrahnakis, Michael ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Green Inst Greece, Prasino Inst, 7 Stadiou Str, Athens 10562, Greece

[2] Univ Ioannina, Dept Biol Applicat & Technol, Lab Ecol, Ioannina 45110, Greece

[3] Univ Thessaly, Dept Forestry Wood Sci & Design, Lab Rangeland Sci & Management Protected Areas, Kardhitsa 43131, Greece

[4] Greek Biotope Wetland Ctr, Greek Biotope, Thessaloniki 57001, Greece

[5] Palamidou 25, Thessaloniki 54633, Greece

[6] NCC Nat Conservat Consultants Ltd, Vrilissia 15235, Greece

[7] Univ Patras, Dept Biol, Sect Plant Biol, Lab Bot, Patras 26500, Greece

[8] Agr Univ Athens, Dept Forestry & Nat Environm Management, Lab Forest Bot Geobot, Athens 11855, Greece

[9] Univ Patras, Dept Sustainable Agr, Agrinion 30131, Greece

[10] Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Sch Forestry & Nat Environm, Lab Rangeland Ecol, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece

[11] Frangini Str 9, Thessaloniki 54624, Greece

[12] Univ Ioannina, Dept Biol Applicat & Technol, Biodivers Conservat Lab, Ioannina 45110, Greece

[13] Coll Year Athens CYA, Athens 11635, Greece

来源：

FORESTS | 2024年 / 15卷 / 09期

关键词：

traditional agroforestry systems; climate change mitigation; ecosystem services; European Green Deal; CAP; EU Nature Restoration Law; SPECIES RICHNESS; BIRD COMMUNITIES; FIRE HISTORY; WOODLANDS; SYSTEMS; DIVERSITY; DYNAMICS; SERVICES; FORESTS;

D O I：

10.3390/f15091648

中图分类号：

S7 [林业];

学科分类号：

0829 ; 0907 ;

摘要：

This study deals with the future of the traditional agroforestry systems (TAFSs) in the northern Mediterranean Basin. Important productive systems, such as ancient non-irrigated olive groves and extensive silvopastoral systems, from subalpine grasslands to coastal landscapes, are being irreversibly degraded, threatening the bio-cultural heritage of the Mediterranean region, an area recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot. In the midst of the global biodiversity and climate crisis, immediate actions are proposed for the protection and conservation management of TAFSs, within a new EU policy framework. Having the TAFSs of Greece in the spotlight of this analysis, a four-step approach was used in order to review the value of agroforestry in terms of (a) biodiversity (birds, mammals, invertebrates and soil biota), (b) agroforestry landscapes, such as traditional olive groves on terraces and valonia silvopastoral systems, (c) ecosystem services, especially concerning cultural values, and (d) the modern threats to traditional agroforestry. Through this research, problems are highlighted and European policy priorities are defined. Our conclusion is that there is an immediate need to revise the European Union rural, forestry, and environmental policies in the Mediterranean region, following the provisions of the new EU Nature Restoration Law, in order to revive agroforestry landscapes and make them productive and sustainable again for the benefit of rural economies, local communities, and biodiversity, especially in marginal Mediterranean mountainous and island areas, where depopulation and susceptibility to wildfires are major threats.

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