Iain Tolhurst awarded MBE for Services to Agriculture
Many congratulations to long-standing organic grower Iain Tolhurst who has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list with the award of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to agriculture.
EU Organic Movement calls for a systemic approach to carbon farming
IFOAM Organics Europe position paper on carbon farming. Finding synergies between climate action and biodiversity protection
Agroforestry Policy Brief
How can agroforestry contribute towards biodiversity conservation?
How can agroforestry contribute towards biodiversity conservation?
New report highlights benefits of organic farming for biodiversity
Making hedgerows pay their way: the economics of harvesting field boundary hedges for bioenergy
Ecologists Review Evidence on Environmental Benefits of Organic
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).
Scientific evidence supports the use of crop diversity
A review paper published this month (Mar 2011) found “overwhelming” evidence that diverse plant communities are more productive than simple monocultures.
English nature Project 2004/05
Information about the English Nature project under-taken by EFRC