European Permanent Grasslands: A Systematic Review of Economic Drivers of Change, Including a Detailed Analysis of the Czech Republic, Spain, Sweden, and UK

John Elliott, Sophie Tindale, Samantha Outhwaite, Fiona Nicholson, Paul Newell-Price, Novieta H. Sari, Erik Hunter, Pedro Sánchez-Zamora, Shan Jin, Rosa Gallardo-Cobos, Simona Miškolci and Lynn J. Frewer ()
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John Elliott: RSK ADAS Limited, 4205 Park Approach, Leeds LS15 8GB, UK
Sophie Tindale: School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Samantha Outhwaite: RSK ADAS Limited, 4205 Park Approach, Leeds LS15 8GB, UK
Fiona Nicholson: RSK ADAS Limited, 4205 Park Approach, Leeds LS15 8GB, UK
Paul Newell-Price: RSK ADAS Limited, 4205 Park Approach, Leeds LS15 8GB, UK
Novieta H. Sari: School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Erik Hunter: Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 88, SE-230 53 Alnarp, Sweden
Pedro Sánchez-Zamora: Department of Agricultural Economics, Higher Technical School of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering (ETSIAM), University of Córdoba, Rabanales University Campus, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
Shan Jin: Faculty of Business and Law, School of Strategy, Marketing and Innovation, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2UP, UK
Rosa Gallardo-Cobos: Department of Agricultural Economics, Higher Technical School of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering (ETSIAM), University of Córdoba, Rabanales University Campus, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
Simona Miškolci: Department of Regional and Business Economics (FRDIS), Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Lynn J. Frewer: School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-19

Abstract: Permanent grasslands (PG) feature in the European rural landscape and represent a major agricultural production resource. They support multiple non-provisioning ecosystem services (ES), including climate regulation, flood control, biodiversity, and pollination. PG are at risk of loss or degradation due to agricultural land use and land management changes. The objective of this systematic review is to identify the main economic influences shaping management and maintenance of PG, and the risks and opportunities for delivery of a range of ES. A total of 51 papers were included. Relevant policy interventions and economic drivers are identified in relation to how they shape the management of EU grasslands over time and across farming systems, countries, or biogeographic zones. A high reliance on public payments from the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with uneven impact on mitigating PG losses and associated ES provisions, was identified, which needs to be considered in relation to ongoing CAP reform. There is a gap in the literature regarding economic tipping points for change. Future research needs to identify and map ES provisions by PG along with trade-offs and synergies, and link this to policy. There are substantive challenges to maintaining Europe’s PG area and management, which must be addressed through EU-wide instruments.

Keywords: permanent grassland; economic policy; Europe; CAP reform; farmers; tipping points (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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