Enhancing Connectivity, ​​Improving Green Infrastructure. Cost-benefit Solutions for Forest and Agri-environment: A Pilot Study in Lombardy

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This pilot study addresses the cost-effective spatial development of a well-connected green infrastructure relevant to the integration of forest, agri-environment, and regional development policies. The structural continuity and functional connectivity of semi-natural vegetation, as a recommended component of green infrastructure, are assessed. Corridors most favourable to species dispersal are mapped and gaps in connectivity are identified. Spatially explicit solutions are then proposed to prioritise actions based on their monetary cost through payments of ‘greening’ subsidies and their benefit for connectivity. This is demonstrated at micro-scale to benefit pollinators and pest predators and at regional scale to benefit ‘connectivity sensitive’ terrestrial species.

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