Considering land use complexity and overlap is critical for sustainability planning

Land use is both a driver and a lever to address sustainability challenges like biodiversity loss, climate change, and food security. Yet, it is often oversimplified in sustainability planning, ignoring the diversity of actors or the multiple claims on land. We developed an approach to capture the c...

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Main Authors: Pratzer, Marie, Maillard, Oswaldo, Baldi, Germán, Baumann, Matthias, Burton, Jamie, Fernandez, Pedro David, Levers, Christian, Meyfroidt, Patrick, Tasquer, Macarena, Vallejos, María, Kuemmerle, Tobias
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Published: Elsevier 2025
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22680
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332225000739
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101247
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author Pratzer, Marie
Maillard, Oswaldo
Baldi, Germán
Baumann, Matthias
Burton, Jamie
Fernandez, Pedro David
Levers, Christian
Meyfroidt, Patrick
Tasquer, Macarena
Vallejos, María
Kuemmerle, Tobias
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Baumann, Matthias
Burton, Jamie
Fernandez, Pedro David
Kuemmerle, Tobias
Levers, Christian
Maillard, Oswaldo
Meyfroidt, Patrick
Pratzer, Marie
Tasquer, Macarena
Vallejos, María
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Maillard, Oswaldo
Baldi, Germán
Baumann, Matthias
Burton, Jamie
Fernandez, Pedro David
Levers, Christian
Meyfroidt, Patrick
Tasquer, Macarena
Vallejos, María
Kuemmerle, Tobias
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description Land use is both a driver and a lever to address sustainability challenges like biodiversity loss, climate change, and food security. Yet, it is often oversimplified in sustainability planning, ignoring the diversity of actors or the multiple claims on land. We developed an approach to capture the complex and contested nature of land use by mapping it as social-ecological systems that can overlap in space. Demonstrating our approach for the Dry Chaco and Chiquitano forests in South America revealed three main insights. First, we mapped actors that are typically overlooked, such as forest-dwelling smallholders. Second, substantial land use overlap, particularly between smallholders and agribusinesses, signals land competition that risks marginalizing smallholders. Third, our maps showed conservation areas overlapping with other land systems, highlighting opportunities for co-benefits but also competition. Overall, our transferable approach captures land use complexity and visualizes often overlooked actors, thereby potentially contributing to more just and effective sustainability planning.
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spelling INTA226802025-06-13T12:35:10Z Considering land use complexity and overlap is critical for sustainability planning Pratzer, Marie Maillard, Oswaldo Baldi, Germán Baumann, Matthias Burton, Jamie Fernandez, Pedro David Levers, Christian Meyfroidt, Patrick Tasquer, Macarena Vallejos, María Kuemmerle, Tobias Utilización de la Tierra Sostenibilidad Ordenación Territorial Pequeños Agricultores Sector Agroindustrial Land Use Sustainability Land-use Planning Smallholders Agro-industrial Sector Land use is both a driver and a lever to address sustainability challenges like biodiversity loss, climate change, and food security. Yet, it is often oversimplified in sustainability planning, ignoring the diversity of actors or the multiple claims on land. We developed an approach to capture the complex and contested nature of land use by mapping it as social-ecological systems that can overlap in space. Demonstrating our approach for the Dry Chaco and Chiquitano forests in South America revealed three main insights. First, we mapped actors that are typically overlooked, such as forest-dwelling smallholders. Second, substantial land use overlap, particularly between smallholders and agribusinesses, signals land competition that risks marginalizing smallholders. Third, our maps showed conservation areas overlapping with other land systems, highlighting opportunities for co-benefits but also competition. Overall, our transferable approach captures land use complexity and visualizes often overlooked actors, thereby potentially contributing to more just and effective sustainability planning. Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido Fil: Pratzer, Marie. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Geography Department; Alemania Fil: Pratzer, Marie. Humboldt-University Berlin. Integrative Research Institute on Transformations in Human-Environment Systems; Alemania Fil: Maillard, Oswaldo. Fundación para la Conservación del Bosque Chiquitano; Bolivia Fil: Baldi, Germán. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Instituto de Matemática Aplicada San Luis; Argentina Fil: Baldi, Germán. Consejo de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Matemática Aplicada San Luis; Argentina Fil: Baumann, Matthias. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Geography Department; Alemania Fil: Burton, Jamie. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Geography Department; Alemania Fil: Burton, Jamie. Humboldt-University Berlin. Integrative Research Institute on Transformations in Human-Environment Systems; Alemania Fil: Fernandez, Pedro David. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Geography Department; Alemania Fil: Fernandez, Pedro David. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; Argentina Fil: Levers, Christian. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Geography Department; Alemania Fil: Levers, Christian. Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries. Thünen Institute of Biodiversity. Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute; Alemania Fil: Meyfroidt, Patrick. Université Catholique de Louvain. Earth and Life Institute. Georges Lemaître Centre for Earth and Climate Research; Bélgica Fil: Meyfroidt, Patrick. Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique; Bélgica Fil: Tasquer, Macarena. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Geography Department; Alemania Fil: Vallejos, María. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Geography Department; Alemania Fil: Vallejos, María. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina. Fil: Vallejos, María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina Fil: Vallejos, María. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Departamento de Métodos Cuantitativos y Sistemas de Información; Argentina. Fil: Kuemmerle, Tobias. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Geography Department; Alemania Fil: Kuemmerle, Tobias. Humboldt-University Berlin. Integrative Research Institute on Transformations in Human-Environment Systems; Alemania 2025-06-13T12:33:23Z 2025-06-13T12:33:23Z 2025-05 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22680 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332225000739 2590-3330 2590-3322 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101247 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier One Earth 8 (5) : 101247. (May 2025)
spellingShingle Utilización de la Tierra
Sostenibilidad
Ordenación Territorial
Pequeños Agricultores
Sector Agroindustrial
Land Use
Sustainability
Land-use Planning
Smallholders
Agro-industrial Sector
Pratzer, Marie
Maillard, Oswaldo
Baldi, Germán
Baumann, Matthias
Burton, Jamie
Fernandez, Pedro David
Levers, Christian
Meyfroidt, Patrick
Tasquer, Macarena
Vallejos, María
Kuemmerle, Tobias
Considering land use complexity and overlap is critical for sustainability planning
title Considering land use complexity and overlap is critical for sustainability planning
title_full Considering land use complexity and overlap is critical for sustainability planning
title_fullStr Considering land use complexity and overlap is critical for sustainability planning
title_full_unstemmed Considering land use complexity and overlap is critical for sustainability planning
title_short Considering land use complexity and overlap is critical for sustainability planning
title_sort considering land use complexity and overlap is critical for sustainability planning
topic Utilización de la Tierra
Sostenibilidad
Ordenación Territorial
Pequeños Agricultores
Sector Agroindustrial
Land Use
Sustainability
Land-use Planning
Smallholders
Agro-industrial Sector
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22680
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