Biodiversity Recorded for the First Time
Agroscope’s monitoring programme ‘ALL-EMA’ records species and habitat diversity in the Swiss agricultural landscape. This is the basis for understanding the state of habitats.
19.04.2021
Many plant and animal species depend on habitats shaped by agriculture. Where and with what frequency do which species occur in the agricultural landscape? What is the state of their habitats? How effective are the measures taken to increase biodiversity? Agroscope’s biodiversity monitoring programme ‘ALL-EMA’ records species and habitat diversity in the Swiss agricultural landscape. This is the basis for understanding the state of habitats on which agricultural production strongly depends. The findings show that at lower elevations (plain and hill zones), species and habitat diversity are markedly lower than at higher elevations (mountain zones).
Many plant and animal species in Switzerland are dependent upon habitats shaped by agriculture. In 2008, environmental objectives relating to biodiversity were defined for agriculture. These are being evaluated and optimally refined with the aid of the ALL-EMA monitoring programme.