Irene Holm Sørensen- MSc Ethnobotany MSc Nature Management
- Researcher at University of Kassel
Irene Holm Sørensen
- MSc Ethnobotany MSc Nature Management
- Researcher at University of Kassel
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Introduction
I have specialised in the agrobiodiversity of mountainous regions in Europe, looking into home garden development and biocultural dynamics. Currently, I am performing research on how value chains can ensure the continuation of sustainble agricultural practices in the Western part of the Mediterranean Basin.
My research interests are human-environment interactions in any setting, however participatory landscape management and local practices are focal points.
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The management of Portuguese agroforestry landscapes is currently focused on specialised cork and cattle production. Sustainable landscape management is increasingly discussed as an effective option to foster the multifunctionality of these landscapes. Such management requires consideration of multiple values connected to the landscape and...
Landscape products link to low-input practices and traditional ecological
knowledge, and have multiple functions supporting human well-being and
sustainability. Here we explore seven landscape products worldwide to
identify these multiple functions in the context of food
commodification
and landscape sustainability. We show that a landscape product...
Traditional farming landscapes in South and Central Portugal, known as montados, are affected by global socioeconomic and biophysical pressures, putting the sustainability of the systems in jeopardy. Cork oak trees (Quercus suber L.) are characteristic features of these complex agro-silvo-pastoral agroforestry systems, delivering a globally importa...
