SAFE - a Tool for Assessing the Sustainability of Agricultural Systems: an Illustration

Presenter Information

X. Sauvenier, Laboratoire d’Ecologie des Prairies UCL, BelgiumFollow
C. Bielders, Unité de Génie Rural, UCL Belgium
M. Hermy, Laboratorium voor Bos, Natuur en Landschap, Belgium
E. Mathijs, KUL, Belgium
B. Muys, Laboratorium voor Bos, Natuur en Landschap, Belgium
J. Valckx, Laboratorium voor Bos, Natuur en Landschap, Belgium
N. Van Cauwenbergh, Unité de Génie Rural, UCL Belgium
M. Vanclooster, Unité de Génie Rural, UCL Belgium
E. Wauters, KUL, Belgium
A. Peeters, Laboratoire d’Ecologie des Prairies UCL, Belgium

Description

SAFE (Framework for Assessing Sustainability levels) is a tool for evaluating the sustainability of agricultural systems and uses a hierarchical framework populated with indicators objectively selected by multicriteria evaluation. Indicators are measured at field, farm and landscape scales and progressively integrated into a global sustainability index (SI). SAFE is illustrated below with results on a field scale from a farm site.

Citation

Sauvenier, X.; Bielders, C.; Hermy, M.; Mathijs, E.; Muys, B.; Valckx, J.; Van Cauwenbergh, N.; Vanclooster, M.; Wauters, E.; and Peeters, A., "SAFE - a Tool for Assessing the Sustainability of Agricultural Systems: an Illustration" (2022). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 40.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/satellightsymposium1/40