The dramatic increase in soil degradation in the last few decades has led to the need to
identify methods to define not only soil quality but also, in a holistic approach, soil health. In …

Agri-environmental measures (AEM) are incentive-based instruments in the European
Union (EU) that provide payments to farmers for voluntary environmental commitments …

Landscape simplification and habitat fragmentation may cause severe declines of less
mobile and habitat specialist species and lead to biotic homogenization of species …

The information and views set out in this publication are those of the authors and do not
necessarily reflect the official opinion of IUCN and of the Commission. The Commission …

Biodiversity of semi-natural grasslands depends on the management practices used.
However, management systems suitable for one taxon, such as plants, can be detrimental to …

Despite continued discussion about market distortions and environmental impacts,
agricultural subsidies continue to be a key component of European Union policy. About 10 …

Cellular food technologies aim to decouple animal protein production from animal bodies
and address the negative environmental, ethical, and human health implications of animal …

Aim Stopping the decline of biodiversity is one of today's greatest challenges. To help
address this, we require studies that disentangle the effects of the most important drivers …

Understanding the effects of land-use on threatened ecosystems is of special relevance for
nature conservation. The aim of our study was to use Orthoptera as ecological indicators for …

Semi-natural grasslands are among the most species-rich ecosystems worldwide. However,
the maintenance of grassland biodiversity is seriously threatened by land-use change …