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Indicators for biodiversity in organic and low-input farming systems (BIOBIO)
Collaborative Project
Contract period:
01.03.2009
- 31.08.2012
Budget:
3900000 Euro
Coordinating institution:
Research Station Agroscope Location Reckenholz
Organic and low-input farming systems have been shown to benefit farmland biodiversity although a generic indicator to assess these benefits at the European level is lacking. Therefore, BioBio, a European project, aims the selection of biodiversity indicators (e.g. butterflies, plants, etc) for assessing these benefits. The selected indicators will be tested in several case studies across Europe and beyond as well as a sampling design for biodiversity monitoring. The output will be a Handbook for indicator assessment in organic and low-input farming systems.
Collaborative Projects
Management and Coordination
Leading institution:
Research Station Agroscope Location Reckenholz
Research projects
Conceptual foundations, indicator selection, sampling protocols and evaluation
Leading institution:
Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
Case studies
Leading institution:
Division of Organic Farming
Data analysis and upscaling
Leading institution:
Research Station Agroscope Location Reckenholz
Exploratory case studies in ICPC
Leading institution:
Research Department Plant Sciences
Implementation and Dissemination
Leading institution:
Alterra Wageningen UR
Stakeholder advisory board
Leading institution:
French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety