Do conservation and agri-environmental regulations effectively support traditional small-scale farming in East-Central European cultural landscapes?

摘要: High biocultural diversity is often found in landscapes where farming practices have preserved diverse habitats and many ‘traditional’ cultural features. We assessed what impacts conservation agri-environmental regulations had on the maintenance of some elements traditional hay meadow management two such (Gyimes—Romania; Őrseg—Hungary). Data were gathered by interviews with local farmers scientists, discussed farmers. found that extensive was not given adequate weight explicit function regulatory frameworks either landscape still actively practiced, or it has mostly vanished and/or transformed. Of 25 documented Gyimes, affected seven components directly, one more indirectly. Four these negative four positive. 20 Őrseg, 11 regulated, five Only positively. Our data show for a efficient support farming, must be encouraged, e.g. hayseed scattering, mowing small machinery, manual cleaning weeds shrubs, gathering manuring. The role increasing spatial scale regulations, considering whole socio-ecological system need region-specific are discussed. argue those small-scale decision-makers should understand concepts first, instead imposing requirements alien to society.