A Review on Management Strategies of the Terraced Agricultural Systems and Conservation Actions to Maintain Cultural Landscapes around the Mediterranean Area

Coupled human–environment systems and traditional agricultural landscapes can be a key element in the conservation of biodiversity, ecological functionality, cultural heritage. Terraced are relevant example within Mediterranean area, but they now threatened due to abandonment activities. In order identify factors that affect strategies needed maintain terraced we performed literature review on studies about terraces their management, soil erosion vegetation dynamics after abandonment, etc. We collated total 285 scientific papers reporting 293 case 19 countries. The majority these analyze dry stone influence water runoff, either cultivated or abandoned terrace systems. Only minority suggest maintenance involve farmers, exploring decision-making. is hands local thus should actively involved decision-making find most suitable for assuring continuity farming preserve area.