@conference{
author = "Ranđelović, Dragana and Simić, Aleksandar and Životić, Ljubomir",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Natural grasslands and pastures occupy 5.96% of the country territory. According to
European Space Agency, changes in land cover from 2000–2015 indicate decrease in total
grassland area of 1765 km2 (30.03%), emphasizing dominant conversion of grasslands to
forests. Ongoing depopulation trend, rural to urban migrations, and decrease in livestock
population are some of main factors impacting grasslands. This trend favors further
naturalization of pastures striving to increase the areas under natural grasslands. Such
conversion will contribute to overall change in biodiversity richness, especially in areas with
saline soils and high mountain regions with increased level of endemic species.
Grasslands play important role in overall sustainability, but their importance it is not
properly addressed. Environmental experts should recognize drivers of grasslands degradation
and propose appropriate conservation and restoration measures. The priority should be
avoidance of grassland degradation that requires good assessment of their current conditions
and monitoring of plant, soil, climate conditions and land use activities. Further measures are
deduced to sustainable land management practices and smooth human interventions, whereas
the aftermost adopted measures should be related to restoration. Grasslands should have more
emphasized role in our society and LDN principles should be applied for their preservation.",
publisher = "Samarkand : Samarkand State University",
journal = "International conference Central Asian rangelands: global challenges and global opportunities",
title = "Current conditions and future perspectives of grasslands in Serbia",
pages = "122-121"
}
