Elsa Varela
Biographic Data
| ID | 3706952 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elsa Varela |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elsa |
| FAMILY NAME | Varela |
| SIGNATURE | VARELA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9312-6187 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
In the field of social sustainability: Navigating agri-food dynamics
The ecological emergency poses a major challenge to agri-food systems, increasing attention to sustainable transitions. While environmental impacts have gathered attention, social aspects have often remained overlooked in sustainability assessments. This article examines the social dynamics shaping agri-food systems through qualitative analysis of stakeholder narratives, including farmers, value-chain actors, and agrarian advisors. Key elements f…
A review of high nature value farming systems in Europe: Biodiversity, ecosystem services, drivers, innovations and future prospects
Farming systems of high natural and cultural value represent approximately 30% of farmlands in the European Union and are associated with a high species and habitat diversity and/or the presence of species of European conservation concern. This study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge on the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services, the social‐ecological drivers of change and the innovations developed around high nature value (HNV…
Less is more? Differences of social impacts on farm workers in short/long agricultural supply chains in Spain
Climate change perceptions and adaptation by Sebei pastoralists in Mount Elgon, Uganda: A Qualitative Survey
Access to funds, markets and technical advice were the main barriers to adaptation identified. Institutional support-now only focused on improved breeds-should consider the multiple strategies used by pastoralists, and the constraints they highlighted, including the need for mutual learning space
What shapes silvopastoralism in Mediterranean mid-mountain areas? Understanding factors, drivers, and dynamics using fuzzy cognitive mapping
Silvopastoral systems, integrating woody vegetation and livestock farming, are increasingly recognized as a sustainable land-use supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services provision in the Mediterranean. However, this traditional practice has declined in recent decades, mainly because of land abandonment and intensification processes. We investigated the relationships between the factors involved in the dynamics of silvopastoralism in two con…
Assessing public preferences for a wildfire mitigation policy in Crete, Greece
The increased frequency and severity of wildfires in the Mediterranean region generates significant damages in ecosystems and landscapes while harming human populations. Institutional complexities, along with socioeconomic and demographic changes encouraging development into the wildland-urban interface, rural abandonment, and focus on fire suppression, are increasing the vulnerability and flammability of Mediterranean ecosystems. Developing effe…
Biocultural conservation systems in the Mediterranean region: The role of values, rules, and knowledge
The Mediterranean Basin is a global biodiversity hotspot, but formal conservation approaches have not been wholly effective to halt species and ecosystem losses in this world region. There is wide agreement that maintaining traditional and diverse land-use systems is key to conserving biodiversity across the Mediterranean region. Biocultural approaches provide a perspective to understand and manage the interplay of nature and culture in various c…
Scanning the solutions for the sustainable supply of forest ecosystem services in Europe
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11625-022-01111-4
Extensive Mediterranean agroecosystems and their linked traditional breeds: Societal demand for the conservation of the Majorcan black pig
Unravelling opportunities, synergies, and barriers for enhancing silvopastoralism in the Mediterranean
Silvopastoral systems combine wood perennials with forage and livestock. These multipurpose wood-pasture habitats represent an important part of European bio-cultural and ecological heritage. However, their gradual disappearance due to processes of farm abandonment and intensification as well as forestry abandonment threatens biodiversity conservation and bio-cultural heritages. The behaviours of forest owners and livestock farmers determine the …
Zonal travel cost approaches to assess recreational wild mushroom picking value: Trade-offs between online and onsite data collection strategies
Understanding the heterogeneity of social preferences for fire prevention management
The state of development of fire management decision support systems in America and Europe
Scanning the solutions for the sustainable supply of forest ecosystem services in Europe
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11625-022-01111-4
The state of development of fire management decision support systems in America and Europe
Biocultural conservation systems in the Mediterranean region: The role of values, rules, and knowledge
The Mediterranean Basin is a global biodiversity hotspot, but formal conservation approaches have not been wholly effective to halt species and ecosystem losses in this world region. There is wide agreement that maintaining traditional and diverse land-use systems is key to conserving biodiversity across the Mediterranean region. Biocultural approaches provide a perspective to understand and manage the interplay of nature and culture in various c…
Assessing public preferences for a wildfire mitigation policy in Crete, Greece
The increased frequency and severity of wildfires in the Mediterranean region generates significant damages in ecosystems and landscapes while harming human populations. Institutional complexities, along with socioeconomic and demographic changes encouraging development into the wildland-urban interface, rural abandonment, and focus on fire suppression, are increasing the vulnerability and flammability of Mediterranean ecosystems. Developing effe…
The state of development of fire management decision support systems in America and Europe
Understanding the heterogeneity of social preferences for fire prevention management
Zonal travel cost approaches to assess recreational wild mushroom picking value: Trade-offs between online and onsite data collection strategies
Biocultural conservation systems in the Mediterranean region: The role of values, rules, and knowledge
The Mediterranean Basin is a global biodiversity hotspot, but formal conservation approaches have not been wholly effective to halt species and ecosystem losses in this world region. There is wide agreement that maintaining traditional and diverse land-use systems is key to conserving biodiversity across the Mediterranean region. Biocultural approaches provide a perspective to understand and manage the interplay of nature and culture in various c…
Scanning the solutions for the sustainable supply of forest ecosystem services in Europe
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11625-022-01111-4
Extensive Mediterranean agroecosystems and their linked traditional breeds: Societal demand for the conservation of the Majorcan black pig
Unravelling opportunities, synergies, and barriers for enhancing silvopastoralism in the Mediterranean
Silvopastoral systems combine wood perennials with forage and livestock. These multipurpose wood-pasture habitats represent an important part of European bio-cultural and ecological heritage. However, their gradual disappearance due to processes of farm abandonment and intensification as well as forestry abandonment threatens biodiversity conservation and bio-cultural heritages. The behaviours of forest owners and livestock farmers determine the …
Assessing public preferences for a wildfire mitigation policy in Crete, Greece
The increased frequency and severity of wildfires in the Mediterranean region generates significant damages in ecosystems and landscapes while harming human populations. Institutional complexities, along with socioeconomic and demographic changes encouraging development into the wildland-urban interface, rural abandonment, and focus on fire suppression, are increasing the vulnerability and flammability of Mediterranean ecosystems. Developing effe…
Climate change perceptions and adaptation by Sebei pastoralists in Mount Elgon, Uganda: A Qualitative Survey
Access to funds, markets and technical advice were the main barriers to adaptation identified. Institutional support-now only focused on improved breeds-should consider the multiple strategies used by pastoralists, and the constraints they highlighted, including the need for mutual learning space
What shapes silvopastoralism in Mediterranean mid-mountain areas? Understanding factors, drivers, and dynamics using fuzzy cognitive mapping
Silvopastoral systems, integrating woody vegetation and livestock farming, are increasingly recognized as a sustainable land-use supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services provision in the Mediterranean. However, this traditional practice has declined in recent decades, mainly because of land abandonment and intensification processes. We investigated the relationships between the factors involved in the dynamics of silvopastoralism in two con…
In the field of social sustainability: Navigating agri-food dynamics
The ecological emergency poses a major challenge to agri-food systems, increasing attention to sustainable transitions. While environmental impacts have gathered attention, social aspects have often remained overlooked in sustainability assessments. This article examines the social dynamics shaping agri-food systems through qualitative analysis of stakeholder narratives, including farmers, value-chain actors, and agrarian advisors. Key elements f…
A review of high nature value farming systems in Europe: Biodiversity, ecosystem services, drivers, innovations and future prospects
Farming systems of high natural and cultural value represent approximately 30% of farmlands in the European Union and are associated with a high species and habitat diversity and/or the presence of species of European conservation concern. This study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge on the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services, the social‐ecological drivers of change and the innovations developed around high nature value (HNV…
Less is more? Differences of social impacts on farm workers in short/long agricultural supply chains in Spain
Geography (10 works) · Environmental resource management (9 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Economics (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Agriculture (6 works) · Environmental Science (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Economic and Environmental Valuation (4 works)