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This website has been developed as part of a 3-year project to establish the B@B Platform. The contract supporting the work on the Platform has now come to an end and the European Commission is currently reflecting on the future scope and mandate of the Platform. In the short-term the contents of the website will therefore not be updated.
Agriculture
Introduction
According to the EC, within the EU, 43% of the land is utilised by agriculture. As of 2007, arable land accounted for 25%, while permanent grassland took up 13% ...
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Challenges
The agricultural sector is one of the several natural resource-based industries that can provide biodiversity benefits through the application ...
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Benefits
Maintaining biodiversity is essential in order to sustain the ecological functions and processes that ensure the fertility and productivity of agricultural ecosystems ...
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Stakeholders
The EC DG for Agriculture and Rural Development is responsible for EU policy regarding agriculture. Its mission statement is closely linked ...
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Best practices examples and guidance
Awareness of the benefits of biodiversity is increasing, together with the recognition of the potential of agriculture in maintaining resilient ecosystems ...
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How to integrate biodiversity into your business?
There are numerous opportunities for farmers, landowners and land managers to get engaged by shifting to more sustainable methods of farming and incorporating land management ...
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