The role of behavioural factors and opportunity costs in farmers' participation in voluntary agri‐environmental schemes: A systematic review
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 …
of environmentally friendly practices by farmers. We use a systematic review to explore the …
Opportunities and challenges for Common Agricultural Policy reform to support the European Green Deal
I Cuadros‐Casanova, A Cristiano… - Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the European Union's main instrument for
agricultural planning, with a new reform approved for 2023–2027. The CAP intends to align …
agricultural planning, with a new reform approved for 2023–2027. The CAP intends to align …
Farmland practices are driving bird population decline across Europe
Declines in European bird populations are reported for decades but the direct effect of major
anthropogenic pressures on such declines remains unquantified. Causal relationships …
anthropogenic pressures on such declines remains unquantified. Causal relationships …
[HTML][HTML] River ecological status is shaped by agricultural land use intensity across Europe
C Schürings, L Globevnik, JU Lemm, A Psomas, L Snoj… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Agriculture impacts the ecological status of freshwaters through multiple pressures such as
diffuse pollution, water abstraction, and hydromorphological alteration, strongly impairing …
diffuse pollution, water abstraction, and hydromorphological alteration, strongly impairing …
[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity indicators for result-based agri-environmental schemes–Current state and future prospects
CONTEXT Many agricultural policies target the conservation of biodiversity worldwide.
Result-based agri-environmental schemes can be more effective and efficient than the more …
Result-based agri-environmental schemes can be more effective and efficient than the more …
How the Green Architecture of the 2023–2027 Common Agricultural Policy could have been greener
A new 5-year Common Agricultural Policy has been in place since January 2023. Like its
predecessors, this new policy will fail to deliver significant climatic and environmental …
predecessors, this new policy will fail to deliver significant climatic and environmental …
Meta-analyses reveal the importance of socio-psychological factors for farmers' adoption of sustainable agricultural practices
Agricultural systems support societies in various ways but also cause substantial
sustainability challenges. Sustainable agricultural practices are key to achieving …
sustainability challenges. Sustainable agricultural practices are key to achieving …
[HTML][HTML] Sustainability assessment of economic, environmental and social impacts, feed-food competition and economic robustness of dairy and beef farming systems …
The objective of this study was to evaluate the sustainability of cattle systems in South
Western Europe by combining life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) with assessment …
Western Europe by combining life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) with assessment …
Cascading social-ecological benefits of biodiversity for agriculture
Cultivated species diversity can provide numerous benefits to agricultural systems. Many
ecological theories have been proposed to understand the relationships between plant …
ecological theories have been proposed to understand the relationships between plant …
[HTML][HTML] Culture and agricultural biodiversity conservation
Farmers' behavior towards sustainable agricultural production is key to reducing the
environmental footprint of agriculture and conserving biodiversity. We investigate the causal …
environmental footprint of agriculture and conserving biodiversity. We investigate the causal …