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Data on ecological network projects in Switzerland
By Lars Tschus, Franziska Zimmert, Petyo Bonev and Maximilian Meyer Abstract Agriculture is one of the primary drivers of biodiversity loss. One agricultural policy instrument in this context is the spatial coordination of conservation efforts by farmers through ecological network projects, which provide spatially connected conservation areas, such as areas under agri-environmental schemes. However, the…
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Collaborative approaches at the landscape scale increase the benefits of agri-environmental measures for farmland biodiversity
By Eliane Meier, Gisela Lüscher, Felix Herzig, Eva Knopp Abstract Ecological focus areas (EFAs) are a key element of European agri-environmental measures, which aim at mitigating the negative impact of intensive agricultural practices on biodiversity. They are mostly implemented at local scale, such as action-based EFAs (prescribed minimum biodiversity-friendly management) and result-based EFAs (prescribed minimum biodiversity outcome). Implementation…