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Item type:EMFIG - EKBY Collection, Agroforestry and the Climate Crisis: Prioritizing Biodiversity Restoration for Resilient and Productive Mediterranean Landscapes(2024-09-19)This study deals with the future of the traditional agroforestry systems (TAFSs) in the northern Mediterranean Basin. Important productive systems, such as ancient non-irrigated olive groves and extensive silvopastoral systems, from subalpine grasslands to coastal landscapes, are being irreversibly degraded, threatening the bio-cultural heritage of the Mediterranean region, an area recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot. In the midst of the global biodiversity and climate crisis, immediate actions are proposed for the protection and conservation management of TAFSs, within a new EU policy framework. Having the TAFSs of Greece in the spotlight of this analysis, a four-step approach was used in order to review the value of agroforestry in terms of (a) biodiversity (birds, mammals, invertebrates and soil biota), (b) agroforestry landscapes, such as traditional olive groves on terraces and valonia silvopastoral systems, (c) ecosystem services, especially concerning cultural values, and (d) the modern threats to traditional agroforestry. Through this research, problems are highlighted and European policy priorities are defined. Our conclusion is that there is an immediate need to revise the European Union rural, forestry, and environmental policies in the Mediterranean region, following the provisions of the new EU Nature Restoration Law, in order to revive agroforestry landscapes and make them productive and sustainable again for the benefit of rural economies, local communities, and biodiversity, especially in marginal Mediterranean mountainous and island areas, where depopulation and susceptibility to wildfires are major threats. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:EMFIG - EKBY Collection, EO-based indicators for biodiversity monitoring at national scale in Greece: framework development for the Hellenic biodiversity information system (EL-BIOS)(2024-09-18)Biodiversity is a critical component of Earth's life support systems, influencing ecosystem productivity, resilience, and functionality. Effective monitoring and conservation of biodiversity at a national scale are crucial in the face of global environmental changes. The upcoming biodiversity information system for Greece, namely EL-BIOS, is developing a set of national biodiversity indicators including those based on Earth Observation (EO). The two focus areas of these indicators will be a) state and b) threats, pressures and impacts to biodiversity. The selection of indicators followed a step-by-step procedure, initially involving an exhaustive review of existing frameworks and international initiatives that have developed relevant indicators. These included among others the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership, Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), and European Environment Agency (EEA). A thorough analysis of the latest EO technologies and computing advances was also conducted to assess technological feasibility and maturity. Governmental and non-governmental stakeholders were also engaged to ensure their interest in and the adoption of the indicators for biodiversity conservation and monitoring. The final list includes among others nine EO-based indicators that will be ingested in the EL-BIOS EO-data cube related to net primary productivity, seasonality of carbon fluxes, vegetation phenology, plant diversity, vegetation structure, landscape fragmentation, ecosystem type transformations and imperviousness. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:EMFIG - EKBY Collection, Mapping and assessment of the state of wetland ecosystems: a Mediterranean perspective(2022-05-30)The Pan-Mediterranean wetland ecosystem map fills a major knowledge gap in the region by setting a Mediterranean-wide knowledge base on wetland ecosystems following the Ramsar definition of wetlands. The wetland ecosystem mapping is complemented by the assessment of wetland biodiversity conditions that aims to highlight priority areas for potential conservation and restoration actions in the region, and to support the regional efforts in advocating for effective wetland management and nature-based solutions in the Mediterranean region. The outputs of this activity include (i) a Pan-Mediterranean wetland ecosystem knowledge base, and (ii) an assessment of their condition that will be used to raise awareness and advocate for a change in wetland management that promotes effective protection, conservation and restoration. The outputs also support regional and national inventories, filling a major regional gap locating Mediterranean wetland habitats, and feed regional and global agendas, namely the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030, the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable development as well as the Ramsar Convention. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:EMFIG - EKBY Collection, Preparation of a Strategic Action Plan for the conservation of Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean Region - SAP BIO(Greek Biotope/Wetland Centre (EKBY), 2017-11-02)