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Acknowledgements

This editorial integrates results of the collaborative Visions on Land Use Transitions in Europe (VOLANTE) project conducted within the EU Seventh Framework programme under ENV.2010.2.1.1-2: Integrated resource management based on land and land use management. We thank all project partners and stakeholder who have contributed to the project.

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  1. School of GeoSciences, The University of Edinburgh, Drummond Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9XP, UK

    Marc J. Metzger

  2. European Forest Institute, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 7, 53113, Bonn, Germany

    Marcus Lindner

  3. Wageningen Environmental Research, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Bas Pedroli

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Metzger, M.J., Lindner, M. & Pedroli, B. Towards a roadmap for sustainable land use in Europe. Reg Environ Change 18, 707–713 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1285-y

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