Report on needs, barriers, gaps and solutions for landscape resilience implementation in the forest and agriculture sectors

This survey assesses and comprehends the primary needs, barriers, gaps, and potential solutions faced by stakeholders in the agricultural and/or forestry sectors in the Mediterranean basin.

This evaluation aims to understand the challenges they encounter while conducting their activities amidst current and future changes in land use, socioeconomic factors, and the environment. Both external and internal conditions impact the viability of these activities and their ability to adapt and recover from disturbances caused by natural hazards and other socioeconomic impacts. The survey is designed to explore strategies to reinforce agricultural and forestry activities in the Mediterranean within the framework of landscape resilience.

The survey is organized into different sections according to sub-objectives, each serving a specific purpose in the process of identifying needs and potential solutions:

• The first section describes the main sectors of activity, corresponding professional profiles, age range, years of experience, and territory.

• The second section identifies the primary impacts affecting the activity, considering the frequency and intensity of climatic and meteorological conditions, and land-use and socioeconomic changes, directly or indirectly related to climate changes, which impact agricultural or forestry activities.

• The third section aims to explore current global challenges in land management and ways to better prepare agriculture and forestry practices for the future, ensuring their continuity. This includes identifying the challenges and feasibility of current management practices, evaluating currently available supporting tools and their level of development. Furthermore, it seeks to understand the degree of impact of challenges on daily activities and their continuity, and to identify the adaptation process of management practices to these environmental and socioeconomic changes.