Is multifunctionality the future of mountain pastoralism? Lessons from the management of semi-natural grasslands in the Pyrenees
| Autor: | Cristina Madruga-Andreu, Marta G. Rivera-Ferre, Feliu López-i-Gelats, Jordi Bartolomé-Filella |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (‘Juan de la Cierva’ postdoctoral contract to FLG), Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Facultat de Ciències i Tecnologia |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Secondary succession
diversification business.industry Natural resource economics Pastoralism Environmental resource management land abandonment Desenvolupament rural Land management lcsh:S Agricultural environment and ecology Diversification (marketing strategy) rural development Arrhenatherion elatioris lcsh:Agriculture Geography Agriculture Abandonament de l'agricultura Sustainability Abandonment (emotional) business Pastures -- Explotació Agronomy and Crop Science Tourism |
| Zdroj: | Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol 13, Iss 4, Pp e0307-e0307 (2015) Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research; Vol 13, No 4 (2015); e0307 Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research; Vol. 13 No. 4 (2015); e0307 Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research; Vol. 13 Núm. 4 (2015); e0307 SJAR. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research instname Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya RIUVic. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Vic Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| ISSN: | 2171-9292 |
| Popis: | © 2015 INIA. Land abandonment is pervasive in mountainous Europe. In the present situation of price-cost squeeze on pastoral households and general shift in the role of farming, the development of farming abandonment risk regions is generally associated with adoption of new multifunctional rural development strategies, such as farm tourism, which in the end entail less time being devoted to farming practices. We explored the effects of such developmental scheme on the preservation of semi-natural grasslands, in particular, and on the sustainability of mountain pastoralism, in general. While the effects on the preservation of semi-natural grasslands of full abandonment have been extensively explored, this is not the case of partial abandonment. Results showed that the adoption of simplified and low-cost management regimes, associated with partial abandonment and the increased adoption of part-time farming, immerses semi-natural grasslands in processes of secondary succession that undermine both their conservation and pastoral functions. This points the need for caution when endorsing multifunctional developmental schemes in farming abandonment risk regions, particularly when those imply less labor being devoted to pastoral practices. In conclusion, we stress that in farming abandonment risk regions it is possible to guarantee both viable pastoralism and diversified rural economy. However, it is necessary to implement developmental strategies that are centered on stimulating synergies between pastoralism and other economic activities, rather than promoting activities that depend on additional farmers’ polyvalence. Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (‘Juan de la Cierva’ postdoctoral contract to FLG). |
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