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Crop yield increase is compatible with biodiversity protection

A study led by the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), with the collaboration of the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC, has concluded that more diverse agricultural landscapes with...

For a better production, agriculture areas need to recover at least 20% of natural habitat

International agreements aim to conserve 17% of Earth’s land area by 2020 but include no area-based conservation targets within the working landscapes that support human needs through farming,...

Parasites in commercial bumblebees colonies

The use of commercial bumblebees to aid crop pollination may result in overcrowding of agricultural landscapes by pollinators. Consequently, transmission of parasites between pollinators via shared...