18 November 2024
In an effort to advance sustainable agriculture practices, LEAF have officially launched a public consultation on their assurance scheme, LEAF Marque aimed at refining its standards for sustainable farming. Stakeholders, including farmers, businesses and consumers, are encouraged to participate and share their insights on the proposed changes.
LEAF...
01 November 2024
On 1 November 2024, SHOWCASE celebrated its fourth anniversary, marking another year of fostering synergies between agriculture, biodiversity and ecosystem services to support farmers in enhancing native biodiversity, bridging the gap between agricultural incentives and biodiversity management practices to contribute to Europe’s goal of sustainable...
31 October 2024
SHOWCASE ends the month of October with the fifth edition of its newsletter. Considering the project is in a result-focused phase, the newsletter contains various notable achievements and insights since May 2024. Find out more about:
How the project contributes to environmental policy;
Numerous partners' involvement in meetings, events...
28 October 2024
SHOWCASE is hosting an interactive workshop - organised by LEAF - on 22 November 2024, at Manor Farm, Wilton, United Kingdom, to explore the benefits of cover crops for both biodiversity and agricultural productivity. This workshop aims to bring together researchers, farmers and industry experts to co-design practical cover crop interventions that enhance...
23 October 2024
This year, SHOWCASE has organised a session during the 5th Ecosystems Services Partnership (ESP) conference, which will be held in Wageningen, the Netherlands on 18-22 November. The conference, under the theme “Ecosystem Services: One Planet, One Health”, is going to focus on the question of how ecosystem services concept can address the challenges...
18 October 2024
SHOWCASE member Dr. Ignasi Bartomeus (CSIC) opened the 8th Spanish Society of Applied Entomology (SEEA) Conference 2024 in Gijon, Spain on 7-11 October.
There, he presented his work on the conservation of pollinators in agricultural landscapes, as part of the project. In his presentation, Dr Bartomeus discussed the geographical context of Spain...
14 October 2024
SHOWCASE partner Monserrath Lascano from University of Bologna (UNIBO) presented early-stage research on integrating biodiversity conservation with agricultural productivity, as part of SHOWCASE, at the OpenDistal dissemination event organised by the University on 20 September, 2024.
Lascano's work, which focuses on the use of flower strips in stone...
08 October 2024
Dr Amelia Hood, representing University of Reading, was featured on BBC South News where she discussed “the future of farming”, in the context of biodiversity and soil health, particularly as they relate to climate resilience. She shared knowledge gained through working on the SHOWCASE project, which aims to integrate biodiversity into agricultural...
30 September 2024
SHOWCASE partner, René van der Wal from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), contributed to EurSafe 2024 held in the centre of Food Valley in the Netherlands on 10-11 September. The conference, organised by Utrecht University and Wageningen University and Research, focused on the ethics of novel food production and consumption...
26 September 2024
SHOWCASE researcher Gyula Szabo from the Centre for Ecological Research (HUN-REN), presented research results from the Hungarian EBA in various conferences and events, such as the Congress of Hungarian Ecologists, the 9th Student Conference on Conservation Science and “Kert a köbön”. In his sessions, he showcased project results from the EBAs,...
24 September 2024
SHOWCASE took part in the AgriKultur Festival held in Berlin on 20-21 September, an event designed to bring together individuals and organisations dedicated to transforming the agri-food system, where about 500 participants attended from numerous fields, such as the general public, practitioners, etc. This festival served as a dynamic meeting place...
20 September 2024
SHOWCASE researchers presented project results on farmers’ perceptions, decision-making and networks towards biodiversity management at the LANDSCAPE 2024 Conference in Berlin on 17-19 September together with sister project FRAMEwork. This conference with the topic ‘Agroecosystems in Transformation: Visions, Technologies and Actors’ served as an important...