EU Organic Movement calls for a systemic approach to carbon farming
27th Apr 2022
IFOAM Organics Europe position paper on carbon farming. Finding synergies between climate action and biodiversity protection
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Agroforestry Policy Brief
27th Jan 2022
How can agroforestry contribute towards biodiversity conservation? The Policy Brief, written by Colin Tosh, is based on evidence presented in, and feedback to the online workshop held 20/10/2021. The key findings were: Agroforestry increases farmland…
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How can agroforestry contribute towards biodiversity conservation?
29th Oct 2021
How can agroforestry contribute to the achievement of future targets and what policy environment can support it? We explored this question in a recent webinar (October 20th) with a panel representing the latest research, on-farm…
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How can agroforestry contribute towards biodiversity conservation?
20th Aug 2021
In October this year, national representatives will gather for the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15). During which they will work to review progress in the…
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New report highlights benefits of organic farming for biodiversity
19th Jul 2021
A new report by IFOAM Organics Europe highlights the contribution of organic farming to protecting Europe’s biodiversity. The report recommends Member States to fully use Eco-schemes and agro-environmental measures in their CAP Strategic Plans to…
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Making hedgerows pay their way: the economics of harvesting field boundary hedges for bioenergy
20th Apr 2021
A new paper on our hedgerow work as part of the SustainFARM project has been accepted for publication in Agroforestry Systems and is now online: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-021-00631-9 Smith J, Westaway S, Mullender S. et al. (2021) Making…
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Ecologists Review Evidence on Environmental Benefits of Organic
6th Aug 2011
The increasing evidence that organic farming has benefits for biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services was under the spotlight at a recent joint meeting of the Organic Research Centre (ORC) and the British Ecological Society (BES).
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Scientific evidence supports the use of crop diversity
24th Mar 2011
A review paper published this month (Mar 2011) found “overwhelming” evidence that diverse plant communities are more productive than simple monocultures.
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English nature Project 2004/05
10th Aug 2005
Information about the English Nature project under-taken by EFRC
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Campylobacter: Project Output
6th May 2002
Campylobacter Output
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