RT Journal Article
T1 How can the European Common Agricultural Policy help halt biodiversity loss? Recommendations by over 300 experts
A1 Pe'er, Guy
A1 Finn, John A.
A1 Díaz Esteban, Mario
A1 Birkenstock, Maren
A1 Lakner, Sebastian
A1 Röder, Norbert
A1 Kazakova, Yanka
A1 Šumrada, Tanja
A1 Bezák, Peter
A1 Concepción Cuevas, Elena Daniela
A1 Dänhardt, Juliana
A1 Morales, Manuel B.
A1 Rac, Ilona
A1 Špulerová, Jana
A1 Schindler, Stefan
A1 Stavrinides, Menelaos
A1 Targetti, Stefano
A1 Viaggi, Davide
A1 Vogiatzakis, Ioannis N.
A1 Guyomard, Hervé
AB The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has not halted farmland biodiversity loss. The CAP post-2023 has a new ‘‘Green Architecture,’’ including the new ‘‘Eco-scheme’’ instrument. How can this new Green Architecture help tackle the biodiversity crisis? Through 13 workshops and an online survey, over 300 experts from 23 European Member States addressed this question.From experts’ contributions, key principles for success include preserving and restoring (semi)natural elements and extensive grasslands; improving spatial planning and landscape-scale implementation, including through collective actions; implementing result-based approaches; and improved knowledge exchange. To maximize the effectiveness of Eco-scheme for biodiversity, experts highlighted the need to prioritize evidence-based actions, allocate a sufficient budget for biodiversity, and incentivize management improvements through higher payment levels. Additionally, stronger coherence is needed among CAP instruments.For effective CAP implementation, the European Commission and the Member States should expand investments in biodiversity monitoring, knowledge transfer, and capacity-building within relevant institutions. The remaining risks in the CAP's ability to reverse the loss of farmland biodiversity still require better design, closer monitoring, greater transparency, and better engagement with farmers. Additionally, greater involvement of scientists is needed to guide the CAP toward restoring farmland biodiversity while accounting for synergies and trade-offs with other objectives.
PB Wiley / The Society for Conservation Biology
SN 1755-263X
YR 2022
FD 2022-06-30
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/123693
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/123693
LA eng
NO Pe'er, G., Finn, J. A., Díaz, M., Birkenstock, M., Lakner, S., Röder, N., Kazakova, Y., Šumrada, T., Bezák, P., Concepción, E. D., Dänhardt, J., Morales, M. B., Rac, I., Špulerová, J., Schindler, S., Stavrinides, M., Targetti, S., Viaggi, D., Vogiatzakis, I. N., & Guyomard, H. (2022). How can the European Common Agricultural Policy help halt biodiversity loss? Recommendations by over 300 experts. Conservation Letters, 15, e12901. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12901
NO German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig of the German Research Foundation (DFG–FZT 118, 202548816), Integrated Infrastructure Operational Programme funded by the ERDF, project ITMS2014+ 313011W580 (Scientific support of climate change adaptation in agriculture and mitigation of soil degradation) and thematic collaboration initiative LU Land-Land use for a sustainable future.
NO Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung
NO Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
NO European Commission
DS Docta Complutense
RD 31 dic 2025