04 October 2024
In a recent co-funded SHOWCASE study, researchers Duccio Rocchini (University of Bologna), Michele Torresani (University of Bolzano) - SHOWCASE partners - and Carlo Ricotta (University of Rome), have explored the importance of spatio-ecological heterogeneity in ecosystems and presented a compelling case for using the Rao’s Q index as an advanced method...
01 October 2024
A study, conducted by Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, University of South Bohemia, Swiss National Park, University of Tartu, University of Sassari and SHOWCASE partners, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen and Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, investigates how flowering affects the applicability...
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...
17 September 2024
PhD student Aki Kadulin from the SHOWCASE partner Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU) participated in the Student Conference in Conservation Science (SCCS) in Balatonvilágos, Hungary on 10-14 September, 2024. Her poster presentation, titled “Socio-economic drivers for abandoning semi-natural grasslands in Europe”, focused on a study written by...
21 August 2024
We are excited to announce that SHOWCASE has released a new set of educational and awareness-raising materials created by project partner Scienseed. These materials include infographics and factsheets designed to enhance the public understanding of key issues related to biodiversity-friendly farming, pollinator protection and biodiversity and food security....
13 August 2024
A partly-funded SHOWCASE scoping review led by project partner HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, in addition to University of Freiburg, University of Hohenheim, Leuphana University, Museum Koneig, University of Würzburg and Westlake University, provides a global overview of meta-analyses focused on the effects of land-use extensification and diversification...
09 August 2024
Dr. Riho Marja, a former member of SHOWCASE, recently delivered a talk titled "Agri-environment schemes' effects on arthropods across European farmlands - results from three meta-analyses" at a COST Action webinar on 17 July, 2024. This webinar was part of the COST Action T0P-AGRI-Network initiative, which aims to transition towards agriculture free...
08 August 2024
A SHOWCASE co-funded study written by project partner University of Cádiz in collaboration with Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology (IMAB) and Department of Science, CIBIO, InBIO and BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics sheds light on the impact of agricultural intensification...
30 July 2024
Global declines in insect populations, particularly pollinators, have raised concerns about food security, since many crops depend on insect pollination. To address this, various international, national and local initiatives have focused on increasing semi-natural habitats in agricultural landscapes to support pollinators. While increasing habitat quantity...