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Theres Rutz on biodiversity: "Everyone can do something for biodiversity"

Theres Rutz.

Theres Rutz is a geoscientist and agronomist and has been working at FiBL Switzerland in the Advisory & Training Group for three years. (Photo: FiBL, Andreas Basler)

A sand bee in a small pile of sand.

Sand bees, such as the tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) pictured here, nest in the ground in sunny, open areas. They fly to flowers of various plants as food sources. However, they prefer flowers of berry bushes. (Photo: Albert Krebs)

On the occasion of World Biodiversity Day on 3 March, Theres Rutz from FiBL provides exciting insights into a wide range of measures to promote biodiversity – and shows how everyone can contribute to its preservation. This is part of the series "Voices on Biodiversity", in which we give a number of specialists the opportunity to report on the importance of biodiversity in agriculture from their perspective.

Theres Rutz is a geo- and agricultural scientist and has been working at FiBL for three years, where she is committed to the targeted implementation of biodiversity promotion measures in cultivated land in various projects. In her article, she describes the great diversity of habitats and landscapes in Switzerland, which forms the basis for diverse Swiss agricultural systems rich in flora and fauna. However, this diversity is increasingly coming under pressure as a result of intensive farming, urban sprawl and the expansion of transport infrastructure. This makes it all the more important for everyone to work together to conserve and promote biodiversity.

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