Organic agriculture is often proposed as a more sustainable alternative to current
conventional agriculture. We assess the current understanding of the costs and benefits of …

The concept of ecosystem services was originally developed to illustrate the benefits that
natural ecosystems generate for society and to raise awareness for biodiversity and …

A substantial proportion of the global land surface is used for agricultural production.
Agricultural land serves multiple societal purposes; it provides food, fuel and fibre and also …

Highlights•Distinguishing a spectrum from coordination to collaboration is important.•
Coordination seems to be easier and less costly to achieve than collaboration.•Coordination …

In recent years, numerous studies have identified the importance of cultural constructions of
'good farming'to farming practice. In this paper, we develop the'good farming'construct …

Agricultural intensification and landscape homogenisation are major drivers of biodiversity
loss in European agricultural landscapes. Improvements require changes in farming …

Land degradation and soil erosion have emerged as serious challenges to smallholder
farmers throughout Southern Africa. To combat these challenges, conservation agriculture …

In 2013 the European Commission launched its new green infrastructure strategy to make
another attempt to stop and possibly reverse the loss of biodiversity until 2020, by …

Collective agri-environmental schemes are designed to improve the spatial coordination
and targeting of agri-environmental measures. However, policymakers must craft these …

Agroecosystems are vital for supplying ecosystem services to human society, but most
modern farming practices impact detrimentally on the environment. Public agricultural …