01 October 2025
Bees, bumblebees, butterflies, and other pollinators are essential for both ecosystems and agriculture, yet their numbers are declining at an alarming rate. A new study, led by researchers from Wageningen University & Research and published in Science on 25 September 2025, shows that the amount of natural habitat currently available in Europe is...
15 September 2025
In this interview, PhD researcher Reinier de Vries from Wageningen University shares insights from his research on the trade-offs between biodiversity, ecosystem services and farmer income in European grassland systems.
He explains:
Why biodiversity-friendly farming in grasslands is urgent
The balance between productivity, fertilization...
15 September 2025
In this interview, Associate Professor Erik Öckinger from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences explains why monitoring farmland biodiversity is important and how citizen science can play a key role.
He discusses:
Why biodiversity monitoring matters
How citizen scientists and volunteers contribute
Different...
24 July 2025
SHOWCASE recently published a fifth practice abstract on the EU CAP Network, highlighting the effectiveness of green covers in stone fruit orchards to boost biodiversity, even under intensive farm management.
Authored by project partners conducting research on 15 stone fruit farms in Spain, the study compared areas with planted green covers between...
16 May 2025
This press release was published by EurekAlert!, AlphaGalileo and Bioengineer.
The Horizon 2020-funded project SHOWCASE is proud to announce the publication of four practice abstracts on the EU CAP Network platform, a significant step forward in promoting biodiversity integration within European agriculture. These findings reflect...
03 March 2025
SHOWCASE published its fourth practice abstract on the EU CAP Network, aiming to facilitate knowledge transfer from practice-oriented projects to farmers, advisors and other actors who might benefit from their results.
The practice abstract, authored by partner ZALF, presents a survey of 700 European farmers, which revealed key factors shaping their...
14 February 2025
SHOWCASE published its third practice abstract on the EU CAP Network, aiming to facilitate knowledge transfer from practice-oriented projects to farmers, advisors and other actors who might benefit from their results.
The practice abstract, authored by partners The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, University of Bologna, ZALF, The...
29 January 2025
SHOWCASE published its second practice abstract on the EU CAP Network, aiming to facilitate knowledge transfer from practice-oriented projects to farmers, advisors and other actors who might benefit from their results.
The second practice abstract, authored by partners The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, ZALF and WWF, provides...
04 July 2024
In a bid to elevate the transparency and completeness of ecological research in agriculture, a new reporting checklist named AgroEcoList 1.0 has been introduced with a detailed explanatory video. Developed within SHOWCASE by the University of Reading, in partnership with the University of Cambridge, and through a collaborative effort involving...
30 May 2024
The SHOWCASE project has made significant progress towards creating a comprehensive platform to communicate the benefits of agrobiodiversity to farmers, namely Living Fields. The initiative aims to provide farmers with high-quality information on the benefits of biodiversity in agriculture, thus ensuring the uptake of SHOWCASE results. It will ensure...
28 May 2024
As part of the SHOWCASE project's ongoing efforts to disseminate its research and practical outcomes, partners have been actively engaging with various stakeholders, including policymakers, local authorities and international organisations. These engagements aim to share the project's findings, promote the adoption of biodiversity-friendly agricultural...
14 May 2024
This press release was published by EurekAlert! and AlphaGalileo.
Pollinators like bees, butterflies and hoverflies are essential for transferring genetic material crucial for the reproduction of flowering plants, sustaining fruits, vegetables and fibres, as well as supporting biological diversity and climate change adaptation in food production...