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Is the ‘Protected Designation of Origin’ an indicator for sustainable landscape management? Insights from pasture-based animal husbandry in five EU countries
| Resumo: | Previous research has shown that products labeled as ‘Protected Designation of Origin’ (PDO) correlate positively with indicators for land- scape sustainability. However, specific factors that turn PDO products into sustainable landscape management tools remain vague. We analyze inter- views from six European production systems to explore the links between PDO-labeled products and sustainable landscape management. All case studies were linked to extensive animal husbandry. We found that PDO products can contribute to sustainable landscape management if well- adapted incentives for agri-environmental measures supplement income. Successful products are further associated with local networks that use synergies between different stakeholder interests. Due to their promotion of social-ecological goals at the landscape level, PDO products can be a powerful addition to the EU’s Green Deal and rural development strat- egy, and by introducing eligibility criteria that focus on social-ecological goals, PDO labeling could be classified as a sustainability standard. |
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| Autores principais: | Flinzberger, Lukas |
| Outros Autores: | Plieninger, Tobias; Bugalho, Miguel N.; Zinngrebe, Yves |
| Assunto: | food labeling high nature value farmland phenomenon-centered text analysis agricultural policy farm to fork strategy |
| Ano: | 2024 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | Previous research has shown that products labeled as ‘Protected Designation of Origin’ (PDO) correlate positively with indicators for land- scape sustainability. However, specific factors that turn PDO products into sustainable landscape management tools remain vague. We analyze inter- views from six European production systems to explore the links between PDO-labeled products and sustainable landscape management. All case studies were linked to extensive animal husbandry. We found that PDO products can contribute to sustainable landscape management if well- adapted incentives for agri-environmental measures supplement income. Successful products are further associated with local networks that use synergies between different stakeholder interests. Due to their promotion of social-ecological goals at the landscape level, PDO products can be a powerful addition to the EU’s Green Deal and rural development strat- egy, and by introducing eligibility criteria that focus on social-ecological goals, PDO labeling could be classified as a sustainability standard. |
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