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Implementing the livelihood resilience framework: An indicator-based model for assessing mountain pastoral farming systems

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  • Lecegui, Antonio
  • Olaizola, Ana María
  • López-i-Gelats, Feliu
  • Varela, Elsa

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Ongoing decreases in family farms and livestock numbers in European mountain areas are linked to multiple interconnected challenges. The continuity of such farms concerns society at large since they also act as landscape stewards, and their management influences the provision of ecosystem services.

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  • Lecegui, Antonio & Olaizola, Ana María & López-i-Gelats, Feliu & Varela, Elsa, 2022. "Implementing the livelihood resilience framework: An indicator-based model for assessing mountain pastoral farming systems," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:199:y:2022:i:c:s0308521x22000415
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103405
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