- Online
- Jan 13, 2025, 10:00-11:30
With Cian Blaix and Olivier Huguenin from Agroscope, Switzerland.
We know that the agricultural sector has an often detrimental impact on biodiversity and the environment, and that alternative systems are needed.
So how do we continue producing food whilst also focussing on the public goods that agriculture can provide?
Agroecology is based on a set of principles associated with sustainable food production. Following some of these principles should in theory lead to more environmentally-friendly practices, improving and increasing benefits to the landscape.
A meta-analysis was conducted using data from 172 studies across Europe to test if adopting agroecological systems or practices (or ‘interventions’) results in an increase in biodiversity and climate change mitigation, compared to conventional interventions
Our research found that:
- there is a positive effect on biodiversity and climate change mitigation in general;
- positive impacts on biodiversity were found across all groups of organisms studied;
- there is a positive effect for carbon storage and for the reduction of Nitrous Oxide (N2O) emissions;
- transitions to either input substitution or system redesign provides benefits to both biodiversity and climate change mitigation.
By the end of the webinar, you will know more about:
- the effects of agroecology on climate change mitigation and biodiversity;
- examples of agroecological interventions that contribute to climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation;
- identifying gaps in the literature about effects of agroecology on biodiversity and climate change mitigation.
