Biological conservation control is positioning itself as an alternative to the use of synthetic chemical pesticides to control pest arthropod populations. The use of this strategy is aimed at increasing the abundance and diversity of the auxiliary fauna community through different techniques. However, it is observed that the increase of...

The importance of agroecological-based management practices has been widely discussed in the literature. The relationship between those practices and the regulatory services in agroecosystems is an essential contribution to the development of sustainable production systems. This paper analyzes the relationship between agroecological management practices in horticulture and the different regulation...

The evaluation of ecosystem services has become, in recent decades, an important framework for socio-ecological research. The present work makes an approximation to the Huerta de Murcia as a territory where, historically, the ecosystem and society have co-evolved, configuring the current socio-ecosystem. Although there are numerous studies of different nature on...

A methodology is proposed to estimate soil quality and crop health based on simple indicators that are easy to use. Based on the estimation of these indicators, producers and researchers can determine the agroecological status of the plantation. With the values obtained for each indicator, "amoeba" diagrams are constructed, which...

Agroecology is fashionable. It represents a new opportunity for social movements to progress towards a transformation of food systems. However, the risk of being co-opted, institutionalized and its political content taken back has also risen. This paper analyzes that crossroad from the perspective of political ecology: if agroecology is to...

The serious challenges regarding agricultural unsustainability cannot be solved by exclusively relying upon technological changes that reduce environmental burdens. Although technological changes are important, is also crucial to transform the whole food system. The Participatory Research Action (PRA) approach is a methodological approach in order to collaborate among local communities...