Biodiversity

What FiBL is doing on this theme
News on the theme
- 02/21/2025 : Peter Haldemann on biodiversity: "We need to work more closely with practitioners"
- 01/31/2025 : Voices on biodiversity: "An annual summer school on the topic of agrobiodiversity"
- 01/14/2025 : Agrobiodiversity Summer School – apply until mid-February
- 01/10/2025 : Bettina Dyttrich on biodiversity: "Taking both into account – land and material flows"
- 12/19/2024 : Anne Challandes on biodiversity: "Biodiversity concerns us all"
- 11/28/2024 : Jolanda Krummenacher on biodiversity: "A biodiversity target can be achieved with every single area"
- 11/08/2024 : Franz Steiner on biodiversity: "Biodiversity is often destroyed unnecessarily"
- 10/18/2024 : Peter Meindl on biodiversity: "We support companies in the implementation of new concepts"
- 10/15/2024 : Martin Bossard on biodiversity: "The urgency is similar to that of climate change"
- 09/26/2024 : Sabine Reinecke on biodiversity: "The issue is not off the table"
- 09/18/2024 : Véronique Chevillat on biodiversity: "Nature has an incredible capacity for recovery"
- 09/04/2024 : Thomas Baumann on biodiversity: "It brings me joy and pays off financially"
- 08/14/2024 : Pascale Cornuz on biodiversity: "A fruitful collaboration"
- 07/22/2024 : Rebekka Frick on biodiversity: "More flexibility and autonomy increase motivation"
- 07/05/2024 : New series: Voices on biodiversity
- 05/21/2024 : European project GrapeBreed4IPM has started
- 01/23/2024 : Agrobiodiversity Summer School 2024 – apply until mid-February
- 12/14/2023 : In a nutshell – the societal benefits of organic farming
- 05/22/2023 : The state of knowledge about (organic) farming and biodiversity now updated
- 01/18/2023 : Agrobiodiversity Summer School 2023 – apply until end of january
- 12/19/2022 : Boosting organic farming & aquaculture to reach EU Farm to Fork targets – OT4EU project has begun
- 12/12/2022 : Global warming causes changes in Swiss insect fauna
- 11/01/2022 : Three new organic technical guides for Moldova
- 07/21/2022 : A journey to organic plant and animal breeding initiatives in Europe
- 07/06/2022 : Updated guide on earthworms available
- 11/11/2021 : Livestock-based food systems need to become more sustainable
- 09/13/2021 : Little land, lots of biodiversity
- 06/22/2021 : Flowers in the cabbage patch are good for beneficials
- 04/28/2020 : Organic Farm Knowledge - A unique resource with tools for farmers across Europe
- 12/01/2019 : Summer School on agrobiodiversity for locally adapted and resilient food systems
- 09/04/2018 : Perennial flower strips - an effective measure against pests in fruit production
- 04/15/2016 : Revised fact sheet on the importance of wild bees
- 03/17/2014 : Wild bees underestimated – A new factsheet summarizes research results relevant to farming practices
- 10/23/2013 : Green fingers - Article on TILMAN-ORG in International Innovation
- 03/22/2012 : New study on no-till agriculture and its contribution to climate change mitigation and sustainability
- 07/19/2011 : Side event on genetic resources and organic agriculture at the session of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- 04/05/2011 : Organic agriculture and biodiversity - the facts
Relevant publications for practitioners
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Relevant publications in organic eprints
- Alföldi, Thomas and Bosch, Clara (2024) How to make swales for water retention in dry areas | Climate-smart practices at La Junquera Farm. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL , CH-Frick.
  orgprints.org: How to make swales for water retention in dry areas | Climate-smart practices at La Junquera Farm
- Alföldi, Thomas (2024) Les surfaces de promotion de la biodiversité (SPB) - Les avantages et les défis. Institut de recherche de l'agricuture biologique FiBL , CH-Frick.
  orgprints.org: Les surfaces de promotion de la biodiversité (SPB) - Les avantages et les défis
- Grossrieder, Beat (2024) Une chercheuse du FiBL découvre un nouveau coléoptère. Institut de recherche de l'agriculture biologique FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.bioactualites.ch/actualites/nouvelle/une-chercheuse-du-fibl-decouvre-un-nouveau-coleoptere <https://www.bioactualites.ch/actualites/nouvelle/une-chercheuse-du-fibl-decouvre-un-nouveau-coleoptere>, accessed on: December 2024.
  orgprints.org: Une chercheuse du FiBL découvre un nouveau coléoptère
- Grossrieder, Beat (2024) Käferforscherin am FiBL findet Weltneuheit. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/kaeferforscherin-am-fibl-findet-weltneuheit <https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/kaeferforscherin-am-fibl-findet-weltneuheit>, accessed on: December 2024.
  orgprints.org: Käferforscherin am FiBL findet Weltneuheit
- Kern Fässler, Regine (2024) Jusqu’où les plantes ornementales sont-elles bonnes pour les insectes? Institut de recherche de l'agriculture biologique FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.bioactualites.ch/actualites/nouvelle/jusquou-les-plantes-ornementales-sont-elles-bonnes-pour-les-insectes <https://www.bioactualites.ch/actualites/nouvelle/jusquou-les-plantes-ornementales-sont-elles-bonnes-pour-les-insectes>, accessed on: October 2024.
  orgprints.org: Jusqu’où les plantes ornementales sont-elles bonnes pour les insectes?
- Kern Fässler, Regine (2024) Wie insektenfreundlich sind Zierpflanzen? Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/wie-insektenfreundlich-sind-zierpflanzen <https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/wie-insektenfreundlich-sind-zierpflanzen>, accessed on: October 2024.
  orgprints.org: Wie insektenfreundlich sind Zierpflanzen?
- Cornuz, Pascale (2024) Verkannte Unkräuter im Stoppelfeld: Die Pracht der Ackerbegleitflora. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/verkannte-unkraeuter-im-stoppelfeld-die-pracht-der-ackerbegleitflora <https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/verkannte-unkraeuter-im-stoppelfeld-die-pracht-der-ackerbegleitflora>, accessed on: September 2024.
  orgprints.org: Verkannte Unkräuter im Stoppelfeld: Die Pracht der Ackerbegleitflora
- Franziska, Hämmerli and Sabir, Ghezal (2024) Gott bewahre – was Spiritualität mit Biodiversität zu tun hat | FiBL Focus. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1774931/episodes/16273665-gott-bewahre-was-spiritualitat-mit-biodiversitat-zu-tun-hat <https://www.buzzsprout.com/1774931/episodes/16273665-gott-bewahre-was-spiritualitat-mit-biodiversitat-zu-tun-hat>, accessed on: December 2024.
  orgprints.org: Gott bewahre – was Spiritualität mit Biodiversität zu tun hat | FiBL Focus
- Baumgartner, Fabian; Boutry, Clémence; Friedli, Michael; Häseli, Andreas and Mouchet, Jean-Charles (2024) Biosteinobst 2024 - 2027. Zwischenbericht 2024. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick .
  orgprints.org: Biosteinobst 2024 - 2027
- Baumgartner, Fabian; Boutry, Clémence; Häseli, Andreas; Friedli, Michael and Mouchet, Jean-Charles (2024) Förderung des Bioaprikosenanbaus. Schlussbericht. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick .
  orgprints.org: Förderung des Bioaprikosenanbaus
All relevant publications in organic eprints

Projects on the theme

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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Bridging ecological and socio-economic sciences to enhance our understanding of the interactions between managed and wild bees (BEENERGIA)	01.06.2025	30.05.2029
ongoing	DE CH	Farmer-focused Biodiversity and Agricultural Knowledge Network (FarmBioNet)	01.01.2025	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Pilot trials "Functional biodiversity in brussels sprouts cultivation"	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Agroforestry learning project	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Valorising and balancing the ecosystem service benefits offered by legumes, and legume-based cropped systems (LegumES)	01.01.2024	31.01.2028
completed	FR	Towards agroforestry in fruit growing: multi-layer & syntropic systems for climate change resilience and water protection	01.01.2022	31.12.2022
completed	FR	Towards agroforestry in fruit growing: multi-layer & syntropic systems for climate change resilience and water protection	01.01.2022	31.12.2022
ongoing	CH	Biodiversity provides Pollination Security: Honeybees and Wild Bees in (Swiss) Agriculture (CompBees)	01.10.2021	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Change in insect communities over time (Insektengemeinschaften im Wandel)	01.01.2021	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Role of crop diversification in livelihood improvement of Indian organic cotton growers	17.01.2020	31.10.2020
completed	AT	Nützlingsblühstreifen und Untersaaten regulieren Blattläuse in Leguminosen	01.05.2019	30.04.2022
completed	CH	Innovative flower strips for sustainable orchard production	01.01.2019	31.12.2022
completed	AT	Informationsoffensive für Biodiversitätsmaßnahmen	01.04.2018	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Use of functional agro-biodiversity to improve ecosystem services in vineyards	01.01.2018	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Managing soil biodiversity and ecosystem services in agroecosystems across Europe under climate change (SOILCLIM)	01.01.2017	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Wildbienenfördernde landwirtschaftliche Bewirtschaftung im Kanton Aargau (WildbiAG)	01.01.2017	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Analysis of wild bee diversity in different farm contexts and management regimes (Förderung Wildbienen und Bestäuber)	01.01.2015	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Biological control manufacturers in Europe develop novel biological control products to support the implementation of Integrated Pest Management in agriculture and forestry (BIOCOMES)	01.12.2013	30.11.2017
completed	CH	Assessment of Sustainable Provision of Goods and Services from Grassland-based Systems	01.06.2013	31.05.2014
completed	CH	Legumes and biodiversity: nature compatible concepts for growing protein crops	01.04.2013	30.06.2014
completed	CH	Inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and rhizobacteria (PGPR) for sustainable cropping systems in India (ISCB BFNet FiBL (Biofertilizer Network))	01.01.2008	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Enhancement of natural enemies in oilseed rape: Effects of landscape diversity and conservation biological control on rape pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus)	01.01.2007	31.12.2007
completed	CH	Wildtierfreundlicher Biolandbau: Natur schützen, Artenvielfalt fördern	01.01.2006	31.12.2010
completed	CH	Werkstatt ökologischer Ausgleich	01.01.2002	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Förderung von ökologisch und landschaftlich bereichernden Säumen in Ackerbau- und gemischtwirtschaftlichen Regionen der Schweiz	01.01.2001	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Faunistischer Vergleich von Intensiv- und Extensivweiden	01.01.2001	31.12.2005
completed	CH	Entwicklung eines Instrumentes zur Beurteilung ökologischer Leistungen von landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben (SPP-U)	01.01.2000	31.12.2001
completed	CH	Auswirkungen unterschiedlicher landwirtschaftlicher Praktiken auf die Regenwurmfauna	01.01.1999	31.12.2009
completed	CH	"Nationale Evaluation der Ökomassnahmen, Bereich Biodiversität" - Erfolgskontrolle des ökologischen Ausgleichs hinsichtlich Biodiversität	01.01.1997	31.12.2005

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