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Biodiversity, Landscape

Ecological Compensation and Functional Biodiversity

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.

Links

Research Platform « Flowering Habitats »

Ecological rice farming with flooded system

Agricultural Species and Habitats Monitoring Programme

URL for direct access

www.agroscope.ch/biodiversitaet

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

Vogelhotspots, Goldhammer

Where Is It Worth Protecting Birds in Agricultural Landscapes?

A focus map created by Agroscope, ETH Zürich and the University of Lausanne shows where biodiversity measures could have a positive impact on birds, and where not. These findings will contribute towards planning land use more effectively.

Grasland Agroscope_

Result-based Agri-environmental Payments: How They Are Designed Affects Biodiversity

A study on result-based agri-environmental payments in Switzerland shows how payment design can affect biodiversity.

Nassreiss, Video

Initial Experiences of Wet-Rice Pioneers

Waterlogged land is a problem for agriculture in Switzerland. One solution could be wet-rice farming. In a video, agricultural practitioners with experience in wet-rice farming speak about this subject.

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