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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"agri-environment schemes"”.
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Upland grassland agri-environment impacts on invertebrate biodiversity
… declines in invertebrate abundance linked to agricultural intensification and land-use change have been documented. There has been a widespread lack of environmental monitoring and assessment of agri-environment schemes, with a lack of evidence supporting clear benefits of agri-environment …
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Potential for the restoration of lowland and wet grassland upon ex-arable land
Concerns about the impacts of intensive agriculture in the 20th century led to the introduction of policy initiatives intended to halt environmental deterioration and reverse biodiversity losses. In England, agri-environment schemes have enabled deintensification of agricultural land management and …
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ATTRACTING BENEFICIAL INSECTS TO YOUR FARM: A COMPARISON OF HABITAT MODIFICATION STRATEGIES
<p>Thoughtful planning to enhance diversity in agricultural landscapes can present a multitude of ecological, cultural and economic benefits. Land managers have many options when considering which habitat modification techniques they can implement on their agri-environment schemes. This comparative …
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Landscape-scale habitat requirements of flower-visiting insects in the Nene Valley Nature Improvement Area
… essential for ecosystem stability and continued agricultural prosperity. As human populations continue to increase so do the pressures on the natural environment, therefore it is important to ensure pollinator services for the future. Landscape structure may influence the resilience of …
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Pollutant swapping in constructed agricultural wetlands
Diffuse agricultural pollution presents a major challenge to global water quality management, requiring the adoption of new land management practices such as constructed agricultural wetlands. These wetlands, promoted in agri-environment schemes, may effectively intercept rainfall-mobilised …
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A comparison of the costs of delivering conservation through land sharing and land sparing
… have failed to reconcile food production and environmental conservation. In Europe, most existing policies compensate farmers to voluntarily implement land-sharing measures, commonly referred to as wildlife-friendly farming, which seeks to deliver conservation benefits on the farmed land …
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Functional diversity and mowing regime of flower strips as tools to support pollinators and to suppress weeds
Intensification of agriculture during past decades is one of the causes of biodiversity declines. Ecological intensification has been proposed as a more sustainable alternative of intensive agriculture that should be able to fulfill worldwide demands of food, by optimizing ecosystem functions and …