Exploring Current and Future Situation of Mediterranean Silvopastoral Systems: Case Study in Southern Spain

Palomo-Campesino, Sara; Ravera, Federica; González, José A.; García‐Llorente, Marina

doi:10.1016/j.rama.2017.12.013

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“…There are also studies which concentrate on dehesas as suitable areas for the hunting of game [18][19][20]. Some start from the crisis which is being faced by traditional agricultural systems as is the case on the dehesa, which has a low profitability [21] albeit interesting potential if synergies are carried out between the various economic sectors present in this space [22,23]. However, these systems materialised into dehesas are threatened owing to abandonment or on the contrary to excessive use; these cases can be reduced by appropriate handling practices and strategies [24] as otherwise we are concerned with non-sustainable management.…”

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The Dehesas of Extremadura, Spain: A Potential for Socio-Economic Development Based on Agritourism Activities

Martín

Blas-Morato

Gallego

2019

Forests

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Dehesas form an agroforestry system which is highly developed in Extremadura as they occupy over 1,000,000 hectares. This is an extensive production system based on exploitation by stockbreeding with certain complements of agricultural and extractive products. It is however underexploited for activities other than agrolivestock production. As a result this research starts from the hypothesis that greater socio-economic development is possible in areas near this type of ecosystem if we consider that it is extremely attractive to tourism, at least in some of its forms. Complementing agrolivestock exploitation with tourist exploitation means that it is necessary to be familiar with the situation of the current availability of accommodation. In order to do so we analyse the main parameters characterising rural accommodation in Extremadura, Spain, the results of which reflect low occupancy for a large part of the year and consequently seasonal variation is high. This fact contrasts with the huge potential of dehesas for agritourism. In order to carry out this study we resort to the use of spatial statistics, in particular the grouping analysis. In its configuration we consider the location of the rural accommodation and its proximity to areas of dehesas made up of holm oaks (Quercus ilex) and cork oaks (Quecus suber) together with protected natural spaces, basing ourselves also on proximity to livestock trails and natural swimming pools. The results lead to the creation of 5 homogeneous groups of which 3 correspond to accommodation establishments capable of setting up agritourism and agriecotourism initiatives; this affects 45% of the establishments. However, no current initiatives of this type exist despite the fact that the National Reference Centre for Agritourism is located in Extremadura. From this can be inferred the need for implementing tourist policies to encourage the generating of tourist products specifically intended to exploit the potential of the dehesa as a complement to the current availability of rural accommodation.

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The Dehesas of Extremadura, Spain: A Potential for Socio-Economic Development Based on Agritourism Activities

Martín

Blas-Morato

Gallego

2019

Forests

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“…Provisioning and regulating ES showed synergies with cultural ES. We found a synergistic relationship between hunting and livestock production since both wild and domestic herbivores rely on fodder productivity, although other studies referred possible problems related to health risks (Palomo-Campesino et al, 2018).…”

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Disentangling the Role of Management Practices on Ecosystem Services Delivery in Mediterranean Silvopastoral Systems: Synergies and Trade-Offs Through Expert-Based Assessment

Lecegui¹,

Olaizola²,

Varela³

2021

SSRN Journal

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“…looked at the policy discourses concerning natural forest regrowth in two countries (France and Spain) and found four competing storylines including one advocating for extensive agriculture and one advocating for landscape conservation. Literature data shows that stakeholders express regret concerning specific activities such as the decline of grazing and pastoralism(Palomo-Campesino et al, 2018) or more generally have regrets regarding "tradition and heritage" altogether…”

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Perceptions of vegetation succession following agricultural abandonment in the Massif Central region (France)

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Weissgerber

Chanteloup

2023

Landscape and Urban Planning

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Exploring Current and Future Situation of Mediterranean Silvopastoral Systems: Case Study in Southern Spain

Cited by 15 publications

References 54 publications

The Dehesas of Extremadura, Spain: A Potential for Socio-Economic Development Based on Agritourism Activities

The Dehesas of Extremadura, Spain: A Potential for Socio-Economic Development Based on Agritourism Activities

Disentangling the Role of Management Practices on Ecosystem Services Delivery in Mediterranean Silvopastoral Systems: Synergies and Trade-Offs Through Expert-Based Assessment

Perceptions of vegetation succession following agricultural abandonment in the Massif Central region (France)

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