Environmental benefits and biomass production from riparian buffers and windbreaks in Europe Strategic deployment of riparian buffers and windbreaks in Europe can co-deliver biomass and multiple environmental benefits Environmental benefits and biomass production from riparian buffers and windbreaks in Europe 2021-207-1-1 https://doi.org/10.5878/yz9j-q902 Swedish National Data Service Svensk nationell datatjänst Landing page Environmental benefits and biomass production from riparian buffers and windbreaks in Europe Strategic deployment of riparian buffers and windbreaks in Europe can co-deliver biomass and multiple environmental benefits Environmental benefits and biomass production from riparian buffers and windbreaks in Europe 2021-207-1-1 https://doi.org/10.5878/yz9j-q902 10.21203/rs.3.rs-128604/v1 urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-42079 Englund, Oskar Englund, Oskar Swedish National Data Service Svensk nationell datatjänst Landing page Energy resources Energiresurser Hydrography Hydrografi Land cover Landtäcke Land use Markanvändning Soil Mark Farming Areella näringar Environment Miljö Three scenarios of large-scale deployment for riparian buffers and windbreaks, across over 81,000 landscapes in Europe, with quantified corresponding areas, biomass output, and environmental benefits. Abstract: Within the scope of the new Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union, in coherence with other EU policies, new incentives are developed for farmers to deploy practices that are beneficial for climate, water, soil, air, and biodiversity. Such practices include establishment of multifunctional biomass production systems, designed to reduce environmental impacts while providing biomass for food, feed, bioenergy, and other biobased products. Here, we model three scenarios of large-scale deployment for two such systems, riparian buffers and windbreaks, across over 81,000 landscapes in Europe, and quantify the corresponding areas, biomass output, and environmental benefits. The results show that these systems can effectively reduce nitrogen emissions to water and soil loss by wind erosion, while simultaneously providing substantial environmental co-benefits, having limited negative effects on current agricultural production. This kind of beneficial land-use change using strategic perennialization is important for meeting environmental objectives while advancing towards a sustainable bioeconomy. Tre scenarier för storskalig etablering av buffertzoner och lähägn, över fler än 81,000 landskap i Europa, med kvantifierad areal, biomassaproduktion, och miljönytta. Se engelsk beskrivning för information om studien. Geospatial Access to data through SND. Data are freely accessible. Åtkomst till data via SND. Data är fritt tillgängliga. openAccess