The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Opportunities and challenges on the path towards biodiversity recovery

V Hermoso, SB Carvalho, S Giakoumi… - … Science & Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Union (EU) has committed to an ambitious biodiversity recovery plan
in its Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the Green Deal. These policies aim to halt …

Simplistic understandings of farmer motivations could undermine the environmental potential of the common agricultural policy

C Brown, E Kovács, I Herzon, S Villamayor-Tomas… - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Union Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has failed to achieve its
aim of preserving European farmland biodiversity, despite massive investment in subsidies …

[HTML][HTML] Permanent grasslands in Europe: Land use change and intensification decrease their multifunctionality

RLM Schils, C Bufe, CM Rhymer, RM Francksen… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Permanent grasslands cover 34% of the European Union's agricultural area and are vital for
a wide variety of ecosystem services essential for our society. Over recent decades, the …

[HTML][HTML] Projections of soil loss by water erosion in Europe by 2050

P Panagos, C Ballabio, M Himics, S Scarpa… - … Science & Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in future soil erosion rates are driven by climatic conditions, land use
patterns, socio-economic development, farmers' choices, and importantly modified by agro …

Europe (Chapter 13)

B Bednar-Friedl, R Biesbroek, DN Schmidt… - 2022 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
Our current 1.1° C warmer world is already affecting natural and human systems in Europe
(very high confidence1). Since AR5, there has been a substantial increase in detected or …

Billions in misspent EU agricultural subsidies could support the sustainable development goals

MW Scown, MV Brady, KA Nicholas - One Earth, 2020 - cell.com
Summary The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the guiding policy for agriculture and the
largest single budget item in the European Union (EU). Agriculture is essential to meet the …

[HTML][HTML] Agricultural policy in the era of digitalisation

MH Ehlers, R Huber, R Finger - Food policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Digitalisation in the agricultural sector continues to expand. At the same time demands for
an agricultural policy offering better support for sustainability become increasingly fervent …

The role of behavioural factors and opportunity costs in farmers' participation in voluntary agri‐environmental schemes: A systematic review

S Schaub, J Ghazoul, R Huber, W Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Agri‐environmental schemes (AESs) are increasingly implemented to promote the adoption
of environmentally friendly practices by farmers. We use a systematic review to explore the …

[HTML][HTML] Promotion of adopting preventive behavioral intention toward biodiversity degradation among Iranian farmers

M Savari, A Sheheytavi, MS Amghani - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, biodiversity in Iran has been exposed to serious threats due to the farmers'
unordinary behaviors, including the extensive use of chemicals, land-use changes, and the …

[HTML][HTML] In defence of soil biodiversity: Towards an inclusive protection in the European Union

J Köninger, P Panagos, A Jones, MJI Briones… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since soil biodiversity sustains above-ground life, the European Union (EU) has recently
announced its new Soil Strategy to better protect soil ecosystems as part of the Biodiversity …