Stimulating long-lasting improvements in the delivery of social, economic and environmental benefits from agricultural and forest land. PEGASUS is a European research project aiming to develop innovative approaches and new ways of thinking about the way farmland and forests are managed in order to stimulate a long-lasting improvement in the provision of public goods and ecosystem services from agricultural and forest land in the EU.

Rethinking the links between farm modernisation, rural development and resilience in a world of increasing demands and finite resources. A transdisciplinary research project supported by the European Commission and funding bodies in 14 countries under the umbrella of FP7 and the RURAGRI ERA-NET. How do market forces, societal demands and resource constraints interact to create opportunities and constraints for agriculture and rural areas across Europe? .