Territory, Politics, Governance, p. 1-22. Department of Geography, University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. ISSN: 21622671. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21622671.2024.2440503
European Union (EU) policies embrace a wide range of mechanisms to promote the territorial harmonisation and integration of the EU regions. This paper seeks to connect two of these policies that have not previously been subject to joint examination: on the one hand, EU agricultural and rural development policies promoting geographical indications for food and, on the other, cross-border cooperation projects and structures developed as part of the Interreg programme. Although the first cross-border geographical indication (CBGI) for food was designated back in 2012, little research has been carried out to assess the performance of CBGIs. This paper aims to bridge this research gap by conducting two case studies in areas where CBGIs have emerged: namely, Istria (Slovenia/Croatia) and the Eastern Pyrenees (France/Spain). The study, based on the intensive interviewing of stakeholders directly involved in their management and governance, shows that cross-border cooperation in these two areas remains exiguous and limited for a series of reasons, including the absence of any actual structures of cooperation and a pervasive ‘territorial trap’ mentality. The paper concludes that future policies need to ensure adequate conditions for facilitating the fully integrated management of CBGIs.
EAJVAS - East African Journal of Veternary and Animal Sciences Vol. 8 No. 1. Haramaya University, Ethiopia. ISSN 2959-0531 (2024). https://eajvas.haramayajournals.org/index.php/eajvas/article/view/487
This study was aimed at the assessment of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from manure management in rural and urban dairy cattle production in Enderta and Mekelle, northern Ethiopia. Data was collected through a semi-structured questionnaire and greenhouse gas emission was estimated using IPCC Tier II methodology. Dairy herd structure, feed resources, and manure management practices significantly differed (p<0.05) between urban and rural dairy production. Urban dairy production had greater methane emissions from manure management practices. The mean methane emissions from manure management practice were 4.96± (±.28) kg of CH4/head of dairy cattle/year in rural dairy production and 8.30 (±.55) kg of CH4/head of dairy cattle/year in urban dairy production. Both direct and indirect nitrous oxide emissions from manure management practices did not significantly (P>0.05) differ between the dairy cattle production. The mean direct nitrous oxide emissions were 0.11 (±.011) kg of N2O/head of dairy cattle/year in rural dairy production and 0.11 (±0.011) kg of N2O/head of dairy cattle/year in urban dairy production, while the mean indirect nitrous oxide emissions were 0.067 (±.006) kg of N2O/head of dairy cattle/year in rural dairy production and 0.07 (±.006) kg of N2O/head of dairy cattle/year in urban dairy production. This study indicated that variations in dairy cattle herd structure, feed resources and manure management practices producing higher methane emissions from dairy manure management in urban dairy production.
Our two Project Coordinators Fernando Ruiz Peyré (Austria) and Luis Santos (Portugal) were interviewed by the National News Channel about the ongoing Research and Innovation Session in Cape Verde.
The research group, which is currently there, is interviewing regional initiatives on their contribution to sustainable development in mountain regions.
You will soon find more information and impressions under the tab “Research and Innovation Sessions”.
You can watch the post here (Available only in Portuguese):
We started our 6th R&IS in beautiful Cape Verde on November 2nd. Until December 2nd, 22 researchers will conduct joint research and lead multiple interviews with local Initiatives.
Read more here: Investigadores internacionais do Projeto Highlands.3 iniciam missão em Cabo VerdeInvestigadores internacionais do Projeto Highlands.3 iniciam missão em Cabo Verde (original in Portuguese).
You will find more news and stories about the ongoing Session on our Social Media.
Boletín De Estudios Geográficos, (121), 15–37.
https://doi.org/10.48162/rev.40.040
ABSTRACT
Transhumant pastoralism in the department of Malargüe (Mendoza, Argentina) is a cultural way of life based on a double strategy of traditional subsistence and environmental management of the mountains. In this paper we present an approach to this pastoral socioecological system in the south of the province. From an ethnographic work with families located in the Rio Grande basin, we describe transhumance and the consequences of a fragmentation in the application of public policies oriented to pastoral activity, added to the external threats to goat breeding. We conclude by highlighting the scientific-political urgency of implementing a research and state intervention program for the development and sustainability of the transhumance way of life.
Published in "eco.mont", Volume 16, Nr. 2; p.38-46 (July 2024); ISSN 2073-1558
The Natura 2000 Network (N2000N) is the main conservation instrument of the European
Union. Its implementation for the whole EU territory in the last 30 years has
largely been carried out top-down, combining the local level poorly. The Queixa and
San Mamede mountain ranges, located in south-eastern Galicia, have been proposed
as a single natural park since at least the 1970s, although political inactivity
and lack of interest in conservation by the local population have made this difficult to
achieve. However, most of this mountain area has been designated as N2000N territory.
This article demonstrates that the designation took place in a non-transparent
manner and without public participation. As a consequence, our analysis questions
the legitimacy of the Galician N2000N areas. The article addresses N2000N management
and academic criticism in this respect. Finally, we recommend involvement
of the local population in the future, as the only way to guarantee effective conservation
and improve perceptions of the N2000N at local level. The analysis presented
here is relevant for the future of this and other mountainous areas belonging to the
network.
https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-16-2s38
Grasslands represent key functional ecosystems due to their global contribution to macronutrients cycling and their role as reservoirs of microbial diversity. The strategic importance of these habitats rests on their involvement in carbon and nitrogen fluxes from the atmosphere to the soil, while at the same time offering extensive sites for livestock rearing. In this study the management type, differentiated in pasture or meadow, was investigated as a variable for its possible effects on overall bacterial diversity and specific genes related to functional guilds. Its contribution was compared to that of other variables such as region, soil pH, and soil organic carbon, to rank their respective hierarchies in shaping microbial community structure. A latitudinal gradient across the European continent was studied, with three sampling groups located in Norway, France, and Northern Italy. The applied methods involved 16S DNA metabarcoding for taxonomic classification and determination of the relative abundance of the bacterial component, and quantitative PCR for the genetic determinants of bacterial and archaeal nitrification, intermediate or terminal denitrification, and nitrogen fixation. Results indicated that soil pH exerted the dominant role, affecting high taxonomy ranks and functions, along with organic carbon and region, with whom it partly covaried. In contrast, management type had no significant influence on microbial community structure and quantitative counts of functional genes. This suggests an ecological equivalence between the impacts of pasture and meadow practices, which are both perturbations that share the aspect of vegetation withdrawal by browsing or cutting, respectively.
Link to Publication: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23012050
Post pandemic tourism observes a worldwide consumer choice shift from the traditional sun and beach to adventure and nature-based tourism. While interesting for many countries such as Portugal where interior regions observe abandonment and deteriorating economic development, this new economic boost presents unforeseen risk.
Both Municipalities hold similar potential and diversity of assets, from cultural festivities to natural classified areas. However, administrative individuality contributes towards competition, jeopardising the necessary quality of tourism.
The current study analyses the evolution of tourism between 2011 and 2021 in the municipalities of Golegã and Torres Novas in terms of number and diversity of beds, support infrastructures, and tourists. Furthermore, a spatial analysis of tourism diversity evaluates the essence in each municipality.
Using diversity of touristic offer as the core offer can be a drawback if badly planned. The necessary required balanced will award quality potential to market this concept, otherwise leading to dissatisfaction and losses. A thorough analysis of the existing diversity and potential for new niche tourism, dictated the diversification of the current offer and which areas hold space for growth.
As a conclusion a joint model of adaptable integrated tourism for both municipalities is presented as a strategic solution for tourism and sustainable development for the region.
Link to Publication: https://www.jthr.es/index.php/journal/article/view/450
