Evaluating IRENA indicator “Risk of Farmland Abandonment” on a low spatial scale level: The case of Galicia (Spain)

- We compare IRENA Agri-Environmental Indicator 14 (Risk of Farmland Abandonment) with actual land use changes.
- Three different interpretations of farmland abandonment are tested against the indicator.
- A change in the scale of operation is likely to induce changes in the relative importance of drivers.
- Relative importance of variables can provide guidance for future application of the indicator.