Rural forests, including the wooded areas primarily managed by farmers (e.g. farm forests, hedgerows, isolated trees), are critical for the sustainability of agricultural landscapes. Yet with agricultural industrialization, rural forests have been in decline in many regions across Europe. To reverse this trend and promote the sustainable use of farmland, ‘greening’ measures have been introduced by the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in recent years. However, their effectiveness depends on local farmers’ values and reaction to these measures. In this study, we investigated the socio-cultural value accorded to rural forests in southwestern France by interviewing 19 farmers. The positive and negative contributions cited were categorized as ecosystem services/disservices and analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods. The results indicate that farmers in this region have mixed views, as they cited 32 positive and 25 negative contributions (material and non-material) of rural forests. They felt trees provide services (e.g. erosion control, windbreak) and disservices to agriculture (e.g. decline in yield, damage to tractors and infrastructures). Depending on their farming practices, farmers had contrasting opinions on how to reconcile rural forests and agriculture. Our results suggest that CAP greening measures need to better target rural forest conservation and further adapt to local contexts.

乡村森林，包括主要由农民管理的林区（例如，农田森林，树篱，孤立的树木），对于农业景观的可持续性至关重要。然而，随着农业工业化，整个欧洲许多地区的农村森林都在减少。为了扭转这一趋势并促进农田的可持续利用，近年来，欧盟的共同农业政策（CAP）采取了“绿化”措施。但是，其有效性取决于当地农民的价值观以及对这些措施的反应。在这项研究中，我们通过采访了19名农民，调查了法国西南部乡村森林所具有的社会文化价值。所引用的正面和负面贡献被归类为生态系统服务/损害，并使用定性和定量方法进行了分析。结果表明，该地区的农民意见不一，因为他们列举了农村森林的32个正面贡献和25个负面贡献（物质和非物质）。他们认为树木为农业提供了服务（例如，侵蚀控制，防风林）和农业损害（例如，产量下降，拖拉机和基础设施受损）。根据他们的耕作方式，农民在如何调和农村森林与农业方面有不同的见解。我们的结果表明，CAP绿化措施需要更好地针对农村森林保护，并进一步适应当地情况。损坏拖拉机和基础设施）。根据他们的耕作方式，农民在如何调和农村森林与农业方面有不同的见解。我们的结果表明，CAP绿化措施需要更好地针对农村森林保护，并进一步适应当地情况。损坏拖拉机和基础设施）。根据他们的耕作方式，农民在调和农村森林和农业方面有不同的意见。我们的结果表明，CAP绿化措施需要更好地针对农村森林保护，并进一步适应当地情况。