LUPINA will integrate ecosystem perspectives into land management and governance, recognizing the inherent complexity of land use governance is crucial. LUPINA emphasizes the need for enhanced governance by integrating environmental, institutional, structural, and socio-cultural factors.
Individual decisions in land management largely shape how biodiversity is preserved. The cumulative impact of all interventions in nature is not reflected in individual zoning plans. There is therefore a need for public authorities to take greater ownership of land regulation and management, and of the consequences that different practices have on the overall picture.
LUPINA aims to promote planning and decision-making processes that better safeguard nature and land use considerations across administrative levels, sectors, and policy areas.
This holistic approach is supported by three key empirical knowledge development pillars of LUPINA aiming to consistently incorporate nature and land use concerns in planning and decision-making processes:
- Advancing understanding of how ecological knowledge is currently incorporated in planning practices
- Improving methods for mapping and assessing long-term effects on ecosystems
- Exploring effective ways to integrate this knowledge into planning and decision-making tools.