Links Between Agricultural Practices and Biodiversity in Mediterranean Landscapes (IUCN MED)
Client
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of NatureDates
Start DateJuly, 2019
Finish DateOctober, 2019
Country
europe
Financing
6.000€ (6.686,82 USD$)
Value of the services provided by WE&B
6.686,82 $USD
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Activities
- stakeholder engagement
- governance analysis
Description
Extensive agricultural systems have contributed to livelihood subsistence in the Mediterranean basin for centuries as well as playing an important role in shaping the Mediterranean biodiversity. It has contributed to shape landscapes, culture and society through often complex and multidirectional relations. However, the relationship between cultural practices in extensive agricultural systems and biodiversity has not been well studied.
Services provided by WE&B
“WE&B used a combination of structured interviews held with experts on the nexus between biodiversity and cultural practices from 9 case studies in the Mediterranean, as well as a literature review.
The study found that a significant amount of cultural practices related to biodiversity exist in the Mediterranean basin. There is a link between Practice-Biodiversity Nexus in (i) Genes (local livestock breeds and selection of land varieties); (ii) Species and (iii) Ecosystems.
The study also found the relationships between biodiversity and cultural practices that should be further explored including:
• Dry Stone Wall Management
• Water ditches and semi-permanent ponds
• Soil Fertility and soil biodiversity
• Governance practices”
