Category Archives: Terrestrial

Green infrastructure within agricultural landscapes strengthens the supply of ecosystem services

6 October 2022

This brief presents how the results from theEC21C, FarmLand, ECODEAL, APPEAL, SmallFOREST and CONNECT projects. It provides evidence that increasing landscape diversity through green infrastructure (GI) can improve the supply of ecosystem services, looking at biocontrol and pollination.

How natural forest expansion in Europe can offer cost-effective benefits to people

6 October 2022

This brief is based on the SPONFOREST BiodivERsA 2015-2016 research project presents information on how natural forest expansion can offer a cost-effective nature-based solution and climate mitigation measure.

Action on invasive alien species should better anticipate climate change effects on biological invasions in Europe

6 October 2022

This brief presents information on how soil biodiversity supports a wide range of ecosystem services, and influences crop properties beyond productivity, but that its benefits are often not well-known or underestimated.