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The food- and feed-value systems in the European Union are not protein self-sufficient. Despite the potential of legume-supported production systems to reduce the externalities caused by current cultivation practices (excessive use of N fertilizer) and improve the sustainability of the arable cropping systems and the quality of human diets, sufficient production of high-protein legume grains in Europe has not been achieved due to multiple barriers. Identifying the barriers to the production and consumption of legumes is the first step in realizing new pathways towards more sustainable food systems of which legumes are integral part. In this study, we engage stakeholders and decision-makers in a structured communication process, the Delphi method, to identify policy interventions leveraging barriers that hinder the production and consumption of legumes in the EU. This study is one of a kind and uses a systematic method to reach a common understanding of the policy incoherencies across sectors. Through this method we identify policy interventions that may promote the production of legumes and the creation of legume-based products in the EU. Policies that encourage reduced use of inorganic N fertilizer represent an important step toward a shift in the increased cultivation of legumes. Relatedly, investment in R&D, extension services, and knowledge transfer is necessary to support a smooth transition from the heavy use of synthetic N fertilizer in conventional agriculture. These policy interventions are discussed within current EU and national plant-protein strategies.
Bálint Balázs; Eszter Kelemen; Tiziana Centofanti; Marta Vasconcelos; Pietro Iannetta. Policy Interventions Promoting Sustainable Food- and Feed-Systems: A Delphi Study of Legume Production and Consumption. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7597 .
AMA StyleBálint Balázs, Eszter Kelemen, Tiziana Centofanti, Marta Vasconcelos, Pietro Iannetta. Policy Interventions Promoting Sustainable Food- and Feed-Systems: A Delphi Study of Legume Production and Consumption. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7597.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBálint Balázs; Eszter Kelemen; Tiziana Centofanti; Marta Vasconcelos; Pietro Iannetta. 2021. "Policy Interventions Promoting Sustainable Food- and Feed-Systems: A Delphi Study of Legume Production and Consumption." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7597.
An approach that has been suggested as potentially addressing the challenges of science-policy-interfaces (SPIs) is the mobilization of existing networks through a ‘network-of-networks’ (NoN) approach. This paper shares empirical findings from a mixed-method study, combining qualitative and quantitative data, that critically evaluates the ‘network-of-networks’ approach for SPIs. To establish whether and how a NoN can help existing networks act more effectively at the boundary of science and policy, we use the Eklipse Mechanism as a key example. We analyse the major characteristics of networks active in biodiversity-focused science-policy interactions, the potential roles and types of engagement of participants, and the major challenges faced by networks and individuals when acting at the boundaries of science and policy. Results suggest that the more diverse the actors involved, the more effective the SPI. While a formalized EU-level SPI for biodiversity is welcomed by most respondents, willingness and actual potential to contribute to such an entity differed amongst networks, highlighting that contributions to SPIs are highly dependent on individual and organizational capacities. The challenges faced by individuals and networks range from limited resources to effective communication and achieving meaningful impact even if the institutional context is unrewarding. To make a ‘network-of-networks’ model fully operational requires meeting the capacity building needs of networks, providing institutional support, and creating room for wider engagement.
Eszter Kelemen; György Pataki; Zoi Konstantinou; Liisa Varumo; Riikka Paloniemi; Tânia R. Pereira; Isabel Sousa-Pinto; Marie Vandewalle; Juliette Young. Networks at the science-policy-interface: Challenges, opportunities and the viability of the ‘network-of-networks’ approach. Environmental Science & Policy 2021, 123, 91 -98.
AMA StyleEszter Kelemen, György Pataki, Zoi Konstantinou, Liisa Varumo, Riikka Paloniemi, Tânia R. Pereira, Isabel Sousa-Pinto, Marie Vandewalle, Juliette Young. Networks at the science-policy-interface: Challenges, opportunities and the viability of the ‘network-of-networks’ approach. Environmental Science & Policy. 2021; 123 ():91-98.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEszter Kelemen; György Pataki; Zoi Konstantinou; Liisa Varumo; Riikka Paloniemi; Tânia R. Pereira; Isabel Sousa-Pinto; Marie Vandewalle; Juliette Young. 2021. "Networks at the science-policy-interface: Challenges, opportunities and the viability of the ‘network-of-networks’ approach." Environmental Science & Policy 123, no. : 91-98.
The COVID‐19 pandemic, its impact on the global economy, and current delays in the negotiation of the post‐2020 global biodiversity agenda of the Convention on Biological Diversity heighten the urgency to build back better for biodiversity, sustainability, and well‐being. In 2019, the Intergovernmental Science‐Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) concluded that addressing biodiversity loss requires a transformative change of the global economic system. Drawing on the IPBES findings, this policy perspective discusses actions in four priority areas to inform the post‐2020 agenda: (1) Increasing funding for conservation; (2) redirecting incentives for sustainability; (3) creating an enabling regulatory environment; and (4) reforming metrics to assess biodiversity impacts and progress toward sustainable and just goals. As the COVID‐19 pandemic has made clear, and the negotiations for the post‐2020 agenda have emphasized, governments are indispensable in guiding economic systems and must take an active role in transformations, along with businesses and civil society. These key actors must work together to implement actions that combine short‐term impacts with structural change to shift economic systems away from a fixation with growth toward human and ecological well‐being. The four priority areas discussed here provide opportunities for the post‐2020 agenda to do so.
Esther Turnhout; Pamela McElwee; Mireille Chiroleu‐Assouline; Jennifer Clapp; Cindy Isenhour; Eszter Kelemen; Tim Jackson; Daniel C. Miller; Graciela M. Rusch; Joachim H. Spangenberg; Anthony Waldron. Enabling transformative economic change in the post‐2020 biodiversity agenda. Conservation Letters 2021, 14, e12805 .
AMA StyleEsther Turnhout, Pamela McElwee, Mireille Chiroleu‐Assouline, Jennifer Clapp, Cindy Isenhour, Eszter Kelemen, Tim Jackson, Daniel C. Miller, Graciela M. Rusch, Joachim H. Spangenberg, Anthony Waldron. Enabling transformative economic change in the post‐2020 biodiversity agenda. Conservation Letters. 2021; 14 (4):e12805.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEsther Turnhout; Pamela McElwee; Mireille Chiroleu‐Assouline; Jennifer Clapp; Cindy Isenhour; Eszter Kelemen; Tim Jackson; Daniel C. Miller; Graciela M. Rusch; Joachim H. Spangenberg; Anthony Waldron. 2021. "Enabling transformative economic change in the post‐2020 biodiversity agenda." Conservation Letters 14, no. 4: e12805.
The food- and feed-value systems in the European Union are not protein self-sufficient. Despite their potential to improve the well-being of arable cropping systems, sufficient production of high-protein legume grains in Europe has not been achieved due to multiple barriers. The reasons are multiple and span economic, agronomic, research, and extension services, as well as aspects of culture and traditional dietary habits. Given the well-documented advantages of legume-supported production systems and diets, that include ecosystem and health provisions, acknowledging and promoting legumes as cornerstone species for more sustainable agri-food systems is a necessary and logical step. This paper provides an integrated analysis of case studies and current policies that shape the production and consumption of legumes in Europe. This study identified three key pathways, which can be integrated into sustainable farming systems to support current and future food security challenges via the use of legumes and legume-based products. At each pathway, we identified several enablers that support the sustainability transformation of legume production and consumption in Europe.
Bálint Balázs; Eszter Kelemen; Tiziana Centofanti; Marta W. Vasconcelos; Pietro P.M. Iannetta. Integrated policy analysis to identify transformation paths to more sustainable legume-based food and feed value-chains in Europe. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 2021, 45, 931 -953.
AMA StyleBálint Balázs, Eszter Kelemen, Tiziana Centofanti, Marta W. Vasconcelos, Pietro P.M. Iannetta. Integrated policy analysis to identify transformation paths to more sustainable legume-based food and feed value-chains in Europe. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 2021; 45 (6):931-953.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBálint Balázs; Eszter Kelemen; Tiziana Centofanti; Marta W. Vasconcelos; Pietro P.M. Iannetta. 2021. "Integrated policy analysis to identify transformation paths to more sustainable legume-based food and feed value-chains in Europe." Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 45, no. 6: 931-953.
Summary The COVID-19 pandemic has caused dramatic and unprecedented impacts on both global health and economies. Many governments are now proposing recovery packages to get back to normal, but the 2019 Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Global Assessment indicated that business as usual has created widespread ecosystem degradation. Therefore, a post-COVID world needs to tackle the economic drivers that create ecological disruptions. In this perspective, we discuss a number of tools across a range of actors for both short-term stimulus measures and longer-term revamping of global, national, and local economies that take biodiversity into account. These include measures to shift away from activities that damage biodiversity and toward those supporting ecosystem resilience, including through incentives, regulations, fiscal policy, and employment programs. By treating the crisis as an opportunity to reset the global economy, we have a chance to reverse decades of biodiversity and ecosystem losses.
Pamela McElwee; Esther Turnout; Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline; Jennifer Clapp; Cindy Isenhour; Tim Jackson; Eszter Kelemen; Daniel C. Miller; Graciela Rusch; Joachim H. Spangenberg; Anthony Waldron; Rupert J. Baumgartner; Brent Bleys; Michael W. Howard; Eric Mungatana; Hien Ngo; Irene Ring; Rui Santos. Ensuring a Post-COVID Economic Agenda Tackles Global Biodiversity Loss. One Earth 2020, 3, 448 -461.
AMA StylePamela McElwee, Esther Turnout, Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline, Jennifer Clapp, Cindy Isenhour, Tim Jackson, Eszter Kelemen, Daniel C. Miller, Graciela Rusch, Joachim H. Spangenberg, Anthony Waldron, Rupert J. Baumgartner, Brent Bleys, Michael W. Howard, Eric Mungatana, Hien Ngo, Irene Ring, Rui Santos. Ensuring a Post-COVID Economic Agenda Tackles Global Biodiversity Loss. One Earth. 2020; 3 (4):448-461.
Chicago/Turabian StylePamela McElwee; Esther Turnout; Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline; Jennifer Clapp; Cindy Isenhour; Tim Jackson; Eszter Kelemen; Daniel C. Miller; Graciela Rusch; Joachim H. Spangenberg; Anthony Waldron; Rupert J. Baumgartner; Brent Bleys; Michael W. Howard; Eric Mungatana; Hien Ngo; Irene Ring; Rui Santos. 2020. "Ensuring a Post-COVID Economic Agenda Tackles Global Biodiversity Loss." One Earth 3, no. 4: 448-461.
Galician communal forests are private lands collectively owned by the neighbours of the rural settlement where they are located. Their societal role shifted from the support of the traditional agrarian system in the past, to a variety of situations nowadays. The intrinsic characteristics of these social-ecological units make them a promising opportunity for rural development in the region that calls for more scientific attention on the arena of ecosystem services. In this study, we investigated the social perception and valuation of a comprehensive range of ecosystem services and disservices on the peri-urban communal forests of Mount Xalo (NW Spain), distinguishing among the perspectives of landowners and various visitor types. For this, we used a socio-cultural approach consisting of 175 semi-quantitative surveys that included a basic Public Participation Geographic Information System. Our results showed that Mt. Xalo is a well recognised provider of ecosystem services that constitutes a local hotspot in the region. The most frequently perceived and most valued ecosystem services within ecosystem services classes were the provision of drinking water, the practice of sports, climate regulation and a group of three cognitive cultural ecosystem services: socializing, mythical features and sense of place. Nevertheless, nuances were noticed among landowners and visitor types following a rural–urban gradient where landowners and urban users presented the most significant differences. These findings address recognition to the actual role of these communal forests for society and call for collaboration with public institutions to facilitate the sustainable management of their resources.
Beatriz Rodríguez-Morales; José V. Roces-Díaz; Eszter Kelemen; György Pataki; Emilio Díaz-Varela. Perception of ecosystem services and disservices on a peri-urban communal forest: Are landowners’ and visitors’ perspectives dissimilar? Ecosystem Services 2020, 43, 101089 .
AMA StyleBeatriz Rodríguez-Morales, José V. Roces-Díaz, Eszter Kelemen, György Pataki, Emilio Díaz-Varela. Perception of ecosystem services and disservices on a peri-urban communal forest: Are landowners’ and visitors’ perspectives dissimilar? Ecosystem Services. 2020; 43 ():101089.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBeatriz Rodríguez-Morales; José V. Roces-Díaz; Eszter Kelemen; György Pataki; Emilio Díaz-Varela. 2020. "Perception of ecosystem services and disservices on a peri-urban communal forest: Are landowners’ and visitors’ perspectives dissimilar?" Ecosystem Services 43, no. : 101089.
Editorial: Transitions to Sustainable Food and Feed Systems
Marta Wilton Vasconcelos; Bálint Balázs; Eszter Kelemen; Geoffrey R. Squire; Pietro P. M. Iannetta. Editorial: Transitions to Sustainable Food and Feed Systems. Frontiers in Plant Science 2019, 10, 1 .
AMA StyleMarta Wilton Vasconcelos, Bálint Balázs, Eszter Kelemen, Geoffrey R. Squire, Pietro P. M. Iannetta. Editorial: Transitions to Sustainable Food and Feed Systems. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2019; 10 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarta Wilton Vasconcelos; Bálint Balázs; Eszter Kelemen; Geoffrey R. Squire; Pietro P. M. Iannetta. 2019. "Editorial: Transitions to Sustainable Food and Feed Systems." Frontiers in Plant Science 10, no. : 1.