Riparian buffer strips provide a wide range of ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes
with benefits extending beyond those provided by non-riparian field margins. For example …

Riparian zones of rivers are transitional environments between land and water ecosystems
with distinct hydrological gradients, soils and habitats strongly related to their functioning …

There is an increasing attention on Nature-based Solutions (NBS) to address social and
environmental challenges in Europe, including the control of excess nutrients conveyed by …

Following decades of riparian buffer zone (RBZ) studies there remains a need to look across
individual site data for collective evidence on the site-specific pollution mitigation and river …

The prevention of biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes to protect ecosystem stability
and functions is of major importance in itself and for the maintenance of associated …

The transport of excess nutrients into freshwater systems constitutes a serious risk to both
water quality and aquatic health. Vegetated buffer zones (VBZs) next to waterways are …

Nordic water bodies face multiple stressors due to human activities, generating diffuse
loading and climate change. The 'green shift'towards a bio-based economy poses new …

Patches of riparian woody vegetation potentially help mitigate environmental impacts of
agriculture and safeguard biodiversity. We investigated the effects of riparian forest on …

Riparian buffer systems (RBS) are a common agroforestry practice that involves maintaining
a forested boundary adjacent to water bodies to protect the aquatic ecosystems in …

The Farm to Fork Strategy of the EU aims at sustainable food systems. One objective of the
Strategy is to reduce nutrient losses by at least 50% resulting in at least 20% less fertilizer …