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Maria Luisa Paracchini

Maria Luisa Paracchini

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
39
Citations
8461
World Ranking
8258
National Ranking
108

Overview

Maria Luisa Paracchini is affiliated with the European Commission in Belgium. Their research spans environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with particular emphasis on land use, ecosystem services, and sustainable agricultural systems.

The scientist has contributed to various fields, including general agricultural and biological sciences, global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and economics and econometrics. Their work centers on topics such as land use and ecosystem services, agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, agriculture and rural development research, agricultural innovations and practices, and economic and environmental valuation.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Maria Luisa Paracchini include Carlo Rega, Alexander Wezel, Laure Latruffe, Rachel Bezner Kerr, and Kintan Kamilia. The most common publication venues for their research consist of Agronomy for Sustainable Development, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), EFSA Supporting Publications, EuroChoices, and Scientific Data.

Recent publications by Maria Luisa Paracchini encompass a range of topics and publication venues:

  • Agroecological practices supporting food production and reducing food insecurity in developing countries, 2020, Agritrop (Cirad)
  • A classification of European agricultural land using an energy-based intensity indicator and detailed crop description, 2020, Landscape and Urban Planning
  • The socio-economic performance of agroecology. A review, 2024, Agronomy for Sustainable Development
  • EFSA methodology for assessing candidate priority pests under EU Regulation 2016/2031, 2025, EFSA Supporting Publications
  • The Integrated system for Natural Capital Accounting (INCA) in Europe: twelve lessons learned from empirical ecosystem service accounting, 2022, One Ecosystem

In addition to journal articles, Maria Luisa Paracchini has published books through the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, including "Mapping the contribution of agroecological transitions to the sustainability of food systems" published in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Mapping ecosystem services for policy support and decision making in the European Union

    Joachim Maes;Benis Egoh;Louise Willemen;Camino Liquete

  • Synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem service supply, biodiversity, and habitat conservation status in Europe

    J. Maes;M.L. Paracchini;G. Zulian;M.B. Dunbar

  • An indicator framework for assessing ecosystem services in support of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020

    Joachim Maes;Camino Liquete;Anne Teller;Markus Erhard

  • Mapping cultural ecosystem services: a framework to assess the potential for outdoor recreation across the EU

    Maria Luisa Paracchini;Grazia Zulian;Leena Kopperoinen;Joachim Maes

  • Ecosystem services classification: A systems ecology perspective of the cascade framework.

    Alessandra La Notte;Dalia D’Amato;Hanna Mäkinen;Maria Luisa Paracchini

  • Mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services - An analytical framework for ecosystem assessments under action 5 of the EU biodiversity strategy to 2020

    Joachim Maes;Anne Teller;Markus Erhard;C. Liquete

  • Regional assessment of soil erosion using the distributed model SEMMED and remotely sensed data

    S.M. de Jong;M.L. Paracchini;F. Bertolo;S. Folving

  • An aggregation framework to link indicators associated with multifunctional land use to the stakeholder evaluation of policy options

    Maria Luisa Paracchini;Cesare Pacini;M. Laurence M. Jones;Marta Pérez-Soba

  • Agroforestry creates carbon sinks whilst enhancing the environment in agricultural landscapes in europe

    Sonja Kay;Carlo Rega;Gerardo Moreno;Michael den Herder

  • More green infrastructure is required to maintain ecosystem services under current trends in land-use change in Europe

    Joachim Maes;Ana Barbosa;Claudia Baranzelli;Grazia Zulian

  • Bundles of ecosystem (dis)services and multifunctionality across European landscapes.

    M.A. Mouchet;M.A. Mouchet;M.L. Paracchini;C.J.E. Schulp;J. Stürck

  • Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services : Indicators for ecosystem assessments under Action 5 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020

    Joachim Maes;Anne Teller;Markus Erhard;Patrick Murphy

  • Low‐intensity agriculture increases farmland bird abundances in France

    Aggeliki Doxa;Yves Bas;Maria Luisa Paracchini;Philippe Pointereau

  • Linking Land Cover Data and Crop Yields for Mapping and Assessment of Pollination Services in Europe

    Grazia Zulian;Joachim Maes;Maria Luisa Paracchini

  • Mapping recreational visits and values of European National Parks by combining statistical modelling and unit value transfer

    Jan Philipp Schägner;Luke Brander;Joachim Maes;Maria Luisa Paracchini

  • A spatial assessment of ecosystem services in Europe: Methods, case studies and policy analysis - phase 1

    J. Maes;L.C. Braat;K. Jax;M. Hutchins

  • Mainstreaming ecosystem services into EU policy

    Joachim Maes;Jennifer Hauck;Maria Luisa Paracchini;Outi Ratamäki;Outi Ratamäki

  • Agricultural landscapes as multi-scale public good and the role of the Common Agricultural Policy

    Marianne Lefebvre;Maria Espinosa;Sergio Gomez y Paloma;Maria Luisa Paracchini

  • A diagnostic system to assess sustainability at a farm level: The SOSTARE model

    Maria Luisa Paracchini;Claudia Bulgheroni;Giorgio Borreani;Ernesto Tabacco

  • Land-cover change dynamics and insights into ecosystem services in European stream riparian zones

    Nicola Clerici;Maria Luisa Paracchini;Joachim Maes

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim Maes
Joachim Maes KU Leuven
Benis Egoh
Benis Egoh University of California, Irvine
Giovanni Bidoglio
Giovanni Bidoglio European Union
Mette Termansen
Mette Termansen University of Copenhagen
Jürgen Vogt
Jürgen Vogt European Commission
Peter H. Verburg
Peter H. Verburg Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Roberto Colombo
Roberto Colombo University of Milano-Bicocca
Pierre Soille
Pierre Soille Joint Research Centre
Bruna Grizzetti
Bruna Grizzetti Université Paris Cité
Frédéric Jiguet
Frédéric Jiguet French National Museum of Natural History

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