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Land management and ecosystem services. How collaborative research programmes can support better policies
Land management, the organisation of the use and development of land, is an important instrument for addressing problems of rising greenhouse gas emissions and loss of natural resources. Yet, natural-social systems in which land management policies are implemented are poorly understood, thus decreasing the effectiveness of these policies. Local studies provide valuable insights, though only for the local conditions prevalent during the investigated period. Synthesising local studies in order to generalise results is impaired by the variety of local conditions. Collaborative research programmes may prevent some of these problems. They support the share of insights across temporal, ecological and spatial-economic contexts. On the basis of existing literature, we identify the challenges which face synthesis and demonstrate how a German research programme attempts to address some of them.
Land management and ecosystem services. How collaborative research programmes can support better policies
Land management, the organisation of the use and development of land, is an important instrument for addressing problems of rising greenhouse gas emissions and loss of natural resources. Yet, natural-social systems in which land management policies are implemented are poorly understood, thus decreasing the effectiveness of these policies. Local studies provide valuable insights, though only for the local conditions prevalent during the investigated period. Synthesising local studies in order to generalise results is impaired by the variety of local conditions. Collaborative research programmes may prevent some of these problems. They support the share of insights across temporal, ecological and spatial-economic contexts. On the basis of existing literature, we identify the challenges which face synthesis and demonstrate how a German research programme attempts to address some of them.
Land management and ecosystem services. How collaborative research programmes can support better policies
Eppink, Florian V. (author) / Werntze, Andreas (author) / Mäs, Stephan (author) / Popp, Alexander (author) / Seppelt, Ralf (author)
2012-01-01
GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, Volume 21, Issue 1, Page 55-63
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
710
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