Reflecting environmental land use needs into EU policy
IEEP, in collaboration with Alterra, has completed a study for DG Environment to identify the major challenges resulting from likely changes in land use in Europe over the next 25 years.
The study focuses on the four following issues, which are likely to influence the provision of four major land services:
- Soil sealing
- Fragmentation/loss of biodiversity corridors
- Land intensification and marginalisation
- Loss of permanent grassland
The report includes new modelling on the pressures and drivers of land use change, modelling of soil sealing and the results of an expert workshop on ecological corridors. It concludes by providing appropriate policy responses to meet the challenges ahead.
The full report(a very large file)