Functional Land Management: Bridging the Think-Do-Gap using a multi-stakeholder science policy interface

O’Sullivan, Lilian; Wall, David P.; Creamer, Rachel; Bampa, Francesca; Schulte, Rogier P.O.

doi:10.1007/s13280-017-0983-x

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“…(). Many farmers, as shown here, are interested in exchanging experiences on soil management with other farmers (peer to peer learning), especially within discussion groups organized by advisory services (O'Sullivan et al., ). Generally, there is a need to reinforce soil science both in initial education and through continuous training, as stated by Bouma (), Bouma et al.…”

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“…Farmers are interested in easy-to-use methods for observing soil in the field and indicators to assess soil quality, as also shown by Bünemann et al (2018). Many farmers, as shown here, are interested in exchanging experiences on soil management with other farmers (peer to peer learning), especially within discussion groups organized by advisory services (O'Sullivan et al, 2018). Generally, there is a need to reinforce soil science both in initial education and through continuous training, as stated by Bouma (2015), Bouma et al (2015) and Campbell et al (2017).…”

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Harvesting European knowledge on soil functions and land management using multi‐criteria decision analysis

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Soil Use and Management

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Soil and its ecosystem functions play a societal role in securing sustainable food production while safeguarding natural resources. A functional land management framework has been proposed to optimize the agro-environmental outputs from the land and specifically the supply and demand of soil functions such as (a) primary productivity, (b) carbon sequestration, (c) water purification and regulation, (d) biodiversity and (e) nutrient cycling, for which soil knowledge is essential. From the outset, the LANDMARK multi-actor research project integrates harvested knowledge from local, national and European stakeholders to develop such guidelines, creating a sense of ownership, trust and reciprocity of the outcomes. About 470 stakeholders from five European countries participated in 32 structured workshops covering multiple land uses in six climatic zones. The harmonized results include stakeholders' priorities and concerns, perceptions on soil quality and functions, implementation of tools, management techniques, indicators and monitoring, activities and policies, knowledge gaps and ideas. Multi-criteria decision analysis was used for data analysis. Two qualitative models were developed using Decision EXpert methodology to evaluate "knowledge" and "needs". Soil quality perceptions differed across workshops, depending on the stakeholder level and regionally established terminologies. Stakeholders had good inherent knowledge about soil functioning, but several gaps were identified. In terms of critical requirements, stakeholders defined high technical, activity and policy needs in (a) financial incentives, (b) credible information on improving more sustainable management practices, (c) locally relevant advice, (d) farmers' discussion groups, (e) training programmes, (f) funding for applied research and monitoring, and (g) strengthening soil science in education. K E Y W O R D S DEX model, farmers and multi-stakeholders, locally relevant advice, participatory research, soil quality This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Harvesting European knowledge on soil functions and land management using multi‐criteria decision analysis

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Madena

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Soil Use and Management

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“…Still, the analysis can also be more positively focused on exploring ways to enhance application of MLU by farmers, taking into account their demands and concerns in a multidisciplinary context (e.g. Ingram et al, 2010;Kahan, 2015;O'Sullivan et al, 2018;Krzywoszynska, 2019;Schulte et al, 2019;Salazar et al, 2020). Why do so?…”

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How to Realize Multifunctional Land Use as a Contribution to Sustainable Development

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2021

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…Therefore, expansion of current production is considered a more readily achievable solution for short-term economic returns. However, of equal importance to the design of regional intervention packages is the identification of the gaps between design and implementation, known as the "thinkdo-gap" (O'Sullivan et al, 2017). This entails the identification of suitable pathways for the incentivization of changes in land use and management practices for individual land managers.…”

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Assessment of Soil Functions: An Example of Meeting Competing National and International Obligations by Harnessing Regional Differences

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Nipers

Lupikis

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The increased demand for bio based products worldwide provides an opportunity for Eastern European countries to increase their production in agriculture and forestry. At the same time, such economic development must be congruent with the European Union’s long-term climate and biodiversity objectives. As a country that is rich in bioresources, the Latvian case study is highly relevant to many other countries—especially those in Central and Eastern Europe—and faces a choice of transition pathways to meet both economic and environmental objectives. In order to assess the trade-offs between investments in the bioeconomy and the achievement of climate and biodiversity objectives, we used the Functional Land Management (FLM) framework for the quantification of the supply and demand for the primary productivity, carbon regulation and biodiversity functions. We related the supply of these three soil functions to combinations of land use and soil characteristics. The demand for the same functions were derived from European, national and regional policy objectives. Our results showed different spatial scales at which variation in demand and supply is manifested. High demand for biodiversity was associated with areas dominated by agricultural land at the local scale, while regional differences of unemployment rates and the target for GDP increases framed the demand for primary productivity. National demand for carbon regulation focused on areas dominated by forests on organic soils. We subsequently identified mismatches between the supply and demand for soil functions, and we selected spatial locations for specific land use changes and improvements in management practices to promote sustainable development of the bio-economy. Our results offer guidance to policy makers that will help them to form a national policy that will underpin management practices that are effective and tailored toward local climate conditions and national implementation pathways.

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Functional Land Management: Bridging the Think-Do-Gap using a multi-stakeholder science policy interface

Cited by 25 publications

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Harvesting European knowledge on soil functions and land management using multi‐criteria decision analysis

Harvesting European knowledge on soil functions and land management using multi‐criteria decision analysis

How to Realize Multifunctional Land Use as a Contribution to Sustainable Development

Assessment of Soil Functions: An Example of Meeting Competing National and International Obligations by Harnessing Regional Differences

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