Biodiversity, Landscape

Landschaft, Biodiversität, Klettgau
© Gabriela Brändle, Agroscope

Agroscope develops foundations for preserving biodiversity in agricultural environments and maintaining diverse agricultural landscapes. In addition, Agroscope examines how agroecosystems function and how agricultural crops and ecological compensation areas affect biodiversity.

Publications

You’ll find publications on this topic here.

Agricultural Landscape

Using (among others) computer-assisted spatial analyses, Agroscope investigates how land use impacts the landscape.

Biodiversity Indicators

Computer-assisted methods and databases can be used to gauge the state of the Swiss agricultural landscape.

Latest News and Further Information

Konferenz zu neuen Perspektiven für die Berglandwirtschaft

Conference on New Prospects for Mountain Farming

A conference on mountain farming research will be taking place in Switzerland from 15-17 June 2026. Agroscope and its international partners EAAP and FAO-CIHEAM invite you to a knowledge and ideas exchange at the Plantahof agricultural training centre in Landquart.
Bodennistende Wildbienen, Biene, Wildbiene

Supporting Ground-Nesting Wild Bees for the Benefit of Crop Pollination

A new Agroscope factsheet offers tips on how to support ground-nesting wild bees on one’s own farm with relatively little effort. This will help boost the populations of the primary insect pollinators of agricultural crops.
Mandel, Mandelblüte, Sorte Palatina

Almond Farming in Switzerland: Multifunctional Use as an Opportunity

Further information is available in the following languages:
German, French, Italian.