Possibilities and challenges for landscape observatories

The twentieth century saw rapid environmental degradation due to changes that contributed increased net GHG emissions, loss of natural ecosystems, and declining biodiversity. Deterioration unprotected landscapes during swift industrialization, urbanization, increasing monocultures in agriculture, expansion commercial production significantly these negative consequences. However, a cultural shift occurred the last two decades favour landscape conservation. In response widespread ecosystem services, Council Europe need protect, manage, develop landscapes, thus signed European Landscape Convention (ELC) 2000. This was world's first international agreement described all aspects management detail. fully meets challenges through its goal correcting lack understanding as unique system embracing natural, economic, social features throughout Europe. It goes beyond simply protecting addresses development, well raising public government awareness importance paying attention types whether exceptional or spoiled. observatories, multifunctional platforms knowledge centres for researchers, technicians, administrators, citizens, are one Europe's instruments implementing (ELC). They can be established on variety scales serve vital link between administrations, civil society, economic sector. article discusses emergence observatories role they play decision support promoting sustainable development regenerative approach. Additionally, paper implementation ELC Västra Götaland Sweden establishment Observatory Götaland, impacts associated with development. Furthermore, we propose comprehensive holistic, any type adaptable observatory concept, based multifunctionality institutions, emphasizing their roles, importance.