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- Lindborg, Regina, et al.
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A landscape perspective on conservation of semi-natural grasslands.
- 2008
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In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. - : Elsevier BV. - 0167-8809. ; 125:1-4, s. 213-222
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Current agri-environmental schemes and subsidies for conservation and restoration of semi-natural grasslands do not explicitly assess land use changes affecting whole landscapes, but have so far focused on single objects and small areas. In this paper, we discuss a landscape perspective versus a “single object” perspective when conserving semi-natural grassland in agricultural landscapes. The focus is on the values biodiversity, cultural heritage, a vital countryside, and effects on economy when land use changes. We conclude that when land use change in the landscape surrounding an object, important additional effects on the different values are found. For example, a countryside where animals graze former arable fields and where marginal habitats are managed will have a positive effect, not only on the biodiversity associated to semi-natural grasslands, but also for the image of a vital and dynamic landscape. An increased number of roads, on the other hand, may negatively affect cultural heritage and decrease biodiversity in grasslands, leading to negative effects on the value of common goods through isolation. Placing objects in a larger spatial context and combining several different aspects into a landscape perspective, will improve long-term preservation of values associated to semi-natural grasslands.
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- Lindborg, Regina, et al.
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Investigating biodiversity trajectories using scenarios – Lessons from two contrasting agricultural landscapes
- 2009
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In: Journal of Environmental Management. - : Elsevier BV. - 0301-4797 .- 1095-8630. ; 91:2, s. 499-508
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Agriculture is the major land use at a global scale. In addition to food production, multifunctionality of landscapes, including values and ecosystem services like biodiversity, recreation and culture, is now focus for management. This study explores how a scenario approach, involving different stakeholders, may help to improve landscape management for biodiversity conservation. Local farmers and executives at the County Administrative Board were invited to discuss rural development and conditions for farmland biodiversity in two Swedish landscapes. The potential biodiversity for three future land use scenarios for the two landscapes was discussed: nature conservation, outdoor recreation and energy production, and compared with current and historical landscapes in each region. Analyses of habitat areas, connectedness and landscape diversity suggested that the energy and recreation scenarios had a negative impact on farmland biodiversity, whereas the nature conservation scenario, the current and historically reconstructed landscapes had a higher potential for biodiversity. The farmers appreciated the nature conservation scenario, but also the energy production scenario and they highlighted the need of increased subsidies for management of biodiversity. The farmers in the high production area were less interested in nature quality per se. The executives had similar opinions as the farmers, but disagreed on the advantages with energy production, as this would be in conflict with the high biodiversity and recreational values. The local physical and socio-economical conditions differ between landscapes and potentially shaped the stakeholders emotional attachment to the local environment, their opinions and decisions on how to manage the land. We stress the importance of incorporating local knowledge, visions and regional prerequisites for different land uses in conservation, since site and landscape specific planning for biodiversity together with a flexible subsidy system are necessary to reach the conservation goals within EU.
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- Setten, Gunhild, et al.
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"Conceptual battles” as landscape drivers
- 2009
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In: Paper presenterat vid seminariet Reassessing Landscape drivers and the globalised agenda, 7 October 2009, Lund..
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)
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- Stenseke, Marie, 1963, et al.
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From natural pasture land to "preservation site"
- 2007
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In: Starendal, M. (red): Mat, råvaror och energi. En kunskapsresa i Linnés anda.. - Stockholm : Formas. - 9789154060047 ; , s. 51-56
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Meadows and pastures are teeming with life and a diversity of species. Preserving them is one of the environmental objectives passed by the Swedish Riksdag. The challenge is to cultivate meadows and pastures in a time when the farmer is an endangered "key species" and grazing animals are in short supply.
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- Stenseke, Marie, 1963, et al.
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Från naturbetesmark till ”bevarandeobjekt”.
- 2007
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In: Starendal, M. (red): Mat, råvaror och energi. En kunskapsresa i Linnés anda.. - Stockholm : Formas. - 9789154059966 ; , s. 51-56
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Bonden är en utrotningshotad art idag i Sverige, betande djur en bristvara. Med bonden och dennes djur försvinner några av våra artrikaste miljöer. Mulens landskap kräver djur som betar och bönder som tar hand om mark och djur. Försvinner gledbygdens siste bonde med sina djur, förändras landskapet runt gården snabbt. Konsumentens roll för att motverka detta är viktig. Den som köper kött från svenska naturbetesmarker hjäloer till att hålla mångfalden vid liv.
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- Stenseke, Marie, 1963
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Landskapsvärden på södra Öland
- 2008
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In: Omstridd natur : Trender & utmaningar i nordisk naturförvaltning. - Umeå : Boréa. - 9789189140608
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Environmental concerns have become an important ingredient in the development of countryside areas. Furthermore, the potential in involving local people in the planning and management of the rural landscape has been commonly conceived during the last decade. This paper concerns local participation in the protection and maintenance of biological and cultural values on lands managed in the context of ordinary farming, focussing on the seminatural grasslands in Sweden. The values of seminatural grasslands are dependent on continuous management and animal husbandry, why farmers play a crucial role in the maintenance. There are, however, very little imprints of participatory approaches in policy measures related to seminatural grasslands. The paper presents a study aimed at exploring options and means for increased local involvement in seminatural grasslands planning and management. By a review of research on community participation in landscape management and nature resource management, essential aspects to be considered have been identified; power relations, participants, institutional framework, organisation, communication, knowledge building, monitoring and contextual factors. These aspects have given the structure for analysing and evaluating the case of Öland, one of the Swedish islands in the Baltic Sea, where community involvement in seminatural grassland management has been experienced. In 2000, the agricultural landscape of southern Öland was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the category ”cultural landscapes”. Farmers played an important role in the nomination process, and have a significant stake in governing the maintenance of the area. Lessons learnt from the Öland case are discussed in terms of good and bad experiences as well as difficulties to handle. The paper concludes by relating the findings to options for increased local participation in general policies.
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- Stenseke, Marie, 1963
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Local participation in cultural landscape maintenance: Lessons from Sweden
- 2009
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In: Land Use Policy. - : Elsevier BV. - 0264-8377. ; 26:2, s. 214-223
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Local participation has evolved as a strategy in the conservation and maintenance of biological and cultural values in cultural landscapes. The meaning(s) of the concept, however, are fuzzy, and conditions for fruitful implementation have only been investigated to a limited extent. In this article, a couple of Swedish cases serve as points of departure for a better understanding of the prerequisites and critical aspects as regards an increased local involvement in landscape management. A review of research on community participation reveals some essential aspects; power relations, participants, the institutional framework, organisation, communication, knowledge building, monitoring and contextual factors. These aspects have formed the structure for the analysis of two cases within which local involvement is considered successful; Southern Öland, where community involvement in seminatural grassland management has been experienced in LIFE-projects and in the process of becoming a UNESCO World heritage site, and Mälarhagar, an integrated restoration and beef production project carried out in close collaboration with farmers. The results are discussed in terms of successful ingredients, counterproductive aspects and operational difficulties. The findings show that trust, communication and local influence are vital ingredients in a participatory approach. Communication and co-management are pointed out as central areas of competence for executives working with landscape management and planning. There are, however, collisions between directives concerning nature conservation and directives concerning public participation. For successful local involvement, the subject for collaboration has to be broadly defined. Furthermore, the strong emphasis on collaboration in participatory approaches demands that democratic aspects have to be considered.
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