Halting biodiversity decline in agriculture
The role of science and essential policy initiatives in the EU and the UK.
Details
When? Tuesday 1 July 2025, 11:30 to 13:00
Where? Online (Zoom)
The role of science and essential policy initiatives in the EU and the UK
Agriculture remains one of the most significant contributors to biodiversity decline. To address this, several EU initiatives - including the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the European Green Deal, and the Farm to Fork Strategy - have established ambitious agri-environmental goals to be achieved by 2030. These include reducing the use of chemical pesticides, antibiotics, and fertilisers by 50%, 50%, and 20% respectively. Moreover, the policies aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55%, enhance natural features across at least 10% of farmland, and increase organic farming to 25% of the total agricultural area.
In collaboration with the H2020 FRAMEwork project and its free online platform Recodo, we are pleased to present a webinar exploring how science can play a pivotal role in combating biodiversity loss in agriculture and shaping policy recommendations.
This webinar will emphasise the critical importance of landscape features for farmland biodiversity and focus on strategies to sustain multifunctional landscapes effectively. It will also delve into the application of spatial measures, discussing the advantages and limitations of working with different approaches for landscape management such as rewilding, land sharing and land sparing in relationship with agricultural production.
Recodo is a free online platform supporting stakeholders researching and implementing landscape-scale conservation measures in farmed regions.
Recodo is a free online platform supporting stakeholders researching and implementing landscape-scale conservation measures in farmed regions.
More information on the speakers will be confirmed soon.
Who should attend?
This event is open to all and is relevant to those with an interest in natural capital, land management, and the relationships between agricultural production and biodiversity loss.
Special requirements
If you have any accessibility requirements, please let us know during your booking, and we will do what we can to accommodate your needs.
Cost and booking
This event is free to attend and advance booking is essential through the link at the top of the page.
About the NCI
The Natural Capital Initiative (NCI) is a partnership between three leading scientific organisations in the UK: the Royal Society of Biology, the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the James Hutton Institute. The NCI mission is to support the decision-making that results in the sustainable management of our natural capital.Contact
For all enquiries, please contact Lucy Eckersley at events@rsb.org.uk or on 020 3925 3445.
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