Project description
New results-based policies in the European agricultural landscape
There is a growing need for a fully integrated approach between the EU 2030 Biodiversity and Farm to Fork Strategies. It is necessary to monitor biodiversity features and their changes over time and in space. In this context, the EU-funded BioMonitor4CAP project will design advanced biodiversity monitoring systems that can support the implementation of results-based policies in the European agricultural landscapes. These systems assess diversity of the species and habitats that will be tested, calibrated and demonstrated in five European regions. By combining classical indicator systems (part of the EU monitoring framework like the Farmland Bird Index) with new systems, the project will support the development and implementation of revised agricultural policies.
Objective
Unsustainable agricultural practices are major drivers affecting habitat and species diversity in agricultural landscapes of the EU. However, peatland, grassland, and species associated with agriculture are of most concern. The ongoing negative impacts of unsustainable agricultural practices emphasize the need for a fully integrated approach between the EU 2030 Biodiversity and Farm to Fork Strategies. Supporting the EC`s ambition of enhancing biodiversity of agricultural landscapes advanced systems are required to monitor biodiversity features and their changes over time and in space. Such biodiversity monitoring systems will support implementation of result-based policies in the European agricultural landscapes. The BioMonitor4CAP project will design advanced biodiversity monitoring systems mainly assessing diversity of targeted species and habitats to be tested, calibrated, and demonstrated in five European regions representing the major agro-ecological regions of the EU and one region in Peru representing one of the global biodiversity hot spots. The project will combine classical indicator systems that are part of the European monitoring framework (e.g. Farmland Bird Index) with various indicator systems mostly recently developed and applied in form of standalone systems: i) new indicator species (e.g. grasshopper), ii) genetic diversity (eDNA), iii) on-site sensors (e.g. wing beat frequency, acoustic sounds), iv) functional diversity (e.g. pollinators), and iv) various spatial measures. Supporting development and implementation of revised agricultural policies and ensuring rural development the project will involve among multiple stakeholder groups particularly farmers, conservationists, and service provides as the value and/or marketability of public and/or private goods delivered through maintained and enhanced biodiversity and related monitoring systems are hardly understood.
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53113 Bonn
Germany
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Participants (19)
6060-182 Idanha-A-Nova
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00330 Warszawa
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9524 Villach
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1040 Bruxelles / Brussel
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00014 Helsingin Yliopisto
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2511 CJ The Hague
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14469 Potsdam
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31141 Hildesheim
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1113 Sofia
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00790 Helsinki
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150 00 Praha
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18-400 LOMZA
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60329 Frankfurt Am Main
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80686 Munchen
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60489 Frankfurt Am Main
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14476 Potsdam
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150142 Lima
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51373 Leverkusen
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1111 Sofia
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GU2 7HJ Guildford
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IP242PU THETFORD
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OX10 8BB Oxford
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LL57 2DG Bangor
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