Connections to trees in the countryside: exploring public perceptions of agroforestry as a future land management system in England

IF 2.2 3区 农林科学 Q2 AGRONOMY
Sophie Tindale, Lynn J. Frewer, Novieta Sari, Shan Jin, Yit Arn Teh, Mark J. Whittingham, Robbie Girling, Francisco Jose Areal, Marion Pfiefer, Kyriaki Remoundou
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Agroforestry is increasingly recognised as an approach to deliver multi-functional land use and provide a range of ecosystem services. In England, rural agroforestry is an important part of the government’s net-zero strategy. However, the adoption rate is lower than the policy targets with agroforestry currently accounting for around 1% of the total agricultural area in rural England. Significant landscape change is therefore yet to emerge. To ensure sustainable benefits and be socially acceptable, landscape changes should take into account stakeholder preferences. This study explores people’s connections with trees in the countryside and their perceptions of benefits and risks associated with increased agroforestry in England. We report the results of focus group discussions involving 32 people across two economically, geographically, and agronomically contrasting regions of England (Northumberland/Tyne and Wear in the Northeast, and Thames Valley in the Southeast). The participants articulated an appreciation and enjoyment of established trees in the landscape and referred to social, emotional, and physical connections. Agroforestry systems were seen as generally positive, providing more ecosystem services than disservices. The participants associated a number of environmental and social benefits with the increase in tree cover in the countryside. However, they also stressed the need to ensure that the right tree is planted in the right place so that agroforestry does not negatively impact on the landscape. Our results suggest that there is public support for increased agroforestry adoption, but the incentive schemes should be carefully designed to reflect stakeholder preferences and values and maximize public benefits.

与乡村树木的联系:探索公众对农林业作为英格兰未来土地管理系统的看法
农林业日益被认为是实现多功能土地利用和提供一系列生态系统服务的一种方法。在英国,农村农林业是政府净零战略的重要组成部分。然而,采用率低于政策目标,农林业目前约占英国农村农业总面积的1%。因此,重大的景观变化尚未出现。为确保可持续效益并为社会所接受,景观变化应考虑到利益相关者的偏好。这项研究探讨了人们与农村树木的联系,以及他们对英格兰农林业增加带来的利益和风险的看法。我们报告了焦点小组讨论的结果,涉及32人,他们来自英格兰两个经济、地理和农学上截然不同的地区(东北部的诺森伯兰/泰恩和威尔,东南部的泰晤士河谷)。参与者表达了对景观中树木的欣赏和享受,并提到了社会、情感和物理联系。农林业系统总体上被认为是积极的,提供的生态系统服务多于损害。参与者将农村树木覆盖率的增加与一些环境和社会效益联系起来。然而,他们也强调有必要确保在正确的地方种植正确的树木,以使农林业不会对景观产生负面影响。我们的研究结果表明,公众支持增加农林业的采用,但激励方案应仔细设计,以反映利益相关者的偏好和价值观,并最大化公共利益。
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Agroforestry Systems
Agroforestry Systems 农林科学-林学
CiteScore
5.30
自引率
9.10%
发文量
78
审稿时长
4.5 months
期刊介绍: Agroforestry Systems is an international scientific journal that publishes results of novel, high impact original research, critical reviews and short communications on any aspect of agroforestry. The journal particularly encourages contributions that demonstrate the role of agroforestry in providing commodity as well non-commodity benefits such as ecosystem services. Papers dealing with both biophysical and socioeconomic aspects are welcome. These include results of investigations of a fundamental or applied nature dealing with integrated systems involving trees and crops and/or livestock. Manuscripts that are purely descriptive in nature or confirmatory in nature of well-established findings, and with limited international scope are discouraged. To be acceptable for publication, the information presented must be relevant to a context wider than the specific location where the study was undertaken, and provide new insight or make a significant contribution to the agroforestry knowledge base
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