The objective of this work is to find the most prevalent elements that have positive effects on
pollinator density and diversity in crop fields, as reported in the literature, through a …

Agri‐environmental schemes are an important policy tool to foster agricultural sustainability.
We assess the effectiveness and return on investment of two different schemes designed to …

We examined the environmental impacts of farmland management practices (FMPs),
considering FMPs as frequent or single actions that change both land use AND use rights …

To stop the ongoing decline of farmland biodiversity there are increasing claims for a
paradigm shift in agriculture, namely from conserving and restoring farmland biodiversity at …

Agri-environmental schemes (AES) belong to the main instruments of the European Union's
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to foster sustainable farming practices that contribute to …

Connectivity of protected areas (PAs) is needed to ensure the long-term persistence of
biodiversity and ecosystem service delivery. The Convention on Biological Diversity agreed …

The excessive application of chemical fertilizers in intensively managed agricultural fields
worldwide has resulted in soil degradation and biodiversity loss. This has contributed to a …

Ecological focus areas (EFAs) are a key element of European agri-environmental measures,
which aim at mitigating the negative impact of intensive agricultural practices on biodiversity …

Agri-environmental management has been promoted as an approach to enhance delivery of
multiple ecosystem services. Most agri-environment agreements include several actions that …

Flower strips are a fundamental part of agri‐environment schemes (AESs) introduced by the
European Union to counteract the loss of biodiversity and related ecosystem services in …