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Researchers from the University of Waikato have secured notable funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Endeavour Fund. ? Dr Marie Magnusson received funding for a five-year research project to explore how seaweed can boost plants’ natural defences and boost global food production. Currently, synthetic crop protection products are used in farming to prevent crop losses from diseases, but there are growing concerns about their environmental and health implications and their effectiveness. The following Smart Ideas projects have been awarded grants over three years: ?Dr Mohammad Dalour Beg is developing sustainable packaging alternatives to potentially cut carbon footprint by up to 80%. ?Dr Deniz ?zkundakci and Dr Melanie Ooi will use machine learning to forecast changes in freshwater ecosystems. ?Dr Anany Dwivedi is applying light technology to improve prosthetic devices and user autonomy. ?Dr KRISHANU ROY is looking at creating a 3D-printable concrete mix to address New Zealand’s housing shortage with local materials. ?Professor Barry Barton Dr Jennifer Campion, Dr Terry Isson Dr Andrew La Croix and Professor Louis Schipper are contributing to a University of Canterbury project, investigating CO2 removal technologies to potentially offset one million tonnes of CO2 per year, offering alternatives to carbon forestry. Find more information on these projects here ?? https://brnw.ch/21wMCqj #KoTeTangata #ForThePeople #WUresearch #WUscience #WUengineering

Here's a message to citizen scientists, #research organizations, gardeners, farmers, #agribusiness companies, #farmer organizations, #NGOs, #food companies.. and anyone with an interest in #soil health! #SoilHive is a massive open database of soil #data from around the world. Join us to crowdsource soil #knowledge and share the soil data you have! We'll make it available to anyone working on soil health issues through our platform. Together, we can accelerate and expand our understanding of one of the planet's most precious resources. #bigdata #crowdscience #citizenscience #agriculture #nutrition #agtech #openscience #opendata

? About our project, Small4Good. ???? 16 million small #forestowners represent approximately 60% of Europe’s #forest area, and their actions are crucial for achieving #biodiversity and #ecosystem goals outlined in the #EUForestStrategy and the #EuropeanGreenDeal. ?? But how do we engage these owners due to their small property size, limited capacities, and knowledge of often inactive managers? Our Small4Good vision! ?? We aim to enable small-forest owners to safeguard #biodiversity and enhance #ecosystemservices from Europe’s forests. They would do this by developing multifunctional and locally adapted management models. All of these backed by #paymentsforecosystemservices (PES) schemes and endorsed through #digital- and #AI-based solutions. ?? To ensure long-term impact, we’re aligning our models with the personal motivations of forest owners alongside the diverse #ecosystem and #socioeconomic conditions across #Europe.? We’re adopting a co-creation approach via multi-actor #livinglabs in four European regions for rapid prototyping, implementation, and acceptability.?? ?? Stay tuned to follow our #transdisciplinary team of experts and stakeholder representatives over the next four years to support small-scale forest owners in implementing sustainable and multifunctional forest management.?Here is a picture of our kick-off meeting in ?s, Norway in January this year, hosted by NIBIO Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research ???? ?? Our links for more information: linktr.ee/small4good ?? #Small4Good? #EUProjects #EUForestry #EcosystemServices #SustainableManagement Follow our partners on LinkedIn: ???? NIBIO Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research ???? Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL ???? The University of Freiburg ???? The University of G?ttingen ???? Universidad de Valladolid ???? European Landowners' Organization ???? Transilvania University of Brasov ???? Norges Skogeierforbund ???? Asociatia Proprietarilor de Paduri din Romania Romanian Forest Owners Association ???? FAFCYLE ???? Forstkammer Baden-Württemberg ???? FOREST DESIGN SRL ???? Menon Economics

?? International Day for Biological Diversity! ?? ?? Are you aware of the significant role #biodiversity plays in #agriculture and #forestry? High levels of biodiversity lead to healthier crops and forests, ensuring enhanced agricultural #productivity and forest #resilience. ?? Biodiversity and #bioeconomy are closely interlinked ??: ????? The first is critical for ecosystems and provides biological #resources that serve as raw materials for innovative products developed using Bio-Based Technologies (#BBTs) ?????The latter promotes sustainable practices and is instrumental in protecting biological diversity ?? ?? BBioNets is a perfect example to illustrate this synergy. Check out more on our website ?? https://www.bbionets.eu #bbionets #euproject #eufunding #bioeconomy #forestry #agriculture #networks #FANs #biobasedtechnologies #BBTs #HorizonEurope -- Munster Technological University?Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) Teagasc?CREA Ricerca?Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation?CTA (Technological Corporation of Andalusia)?American Farm School?TEPRO Consultores Agrícolas, S. L.?FOCUS Strategic Thinking Consultants?BIOEAST HUB Czech Republic

“Nature positive by 2030 refers to halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 from a 2020 baseline, through measurable gains in the health, abundance, diversity and resilience of species, ecosystems, and natural processes.” – ICMM, 2024 ??? Proud to share my recent work on the GOLD FIELDS’ Consultancy Project with Utrecht University! Our team of five students (Lilian Yallop Robin Ross) conducted a comprehensive knowledge gap analysis to establish a biogeographical context for Gold Fields' 10 mining assets worldwide. This aligns with the ICMM's Nature Position Statement, which Gold Fields is a partner of. We focused on: ? IUCN red-listed animal, plant, and fungi species (Vulnerable, Endangered & Critically Endangered). ? Ecosystems, ecoregions, and critical regions and their threats. ? Protected areas and management projects within a 100 km buffer of the mines. Our team designed a robust data collection framework to ensure coherence, gathering both geospatial data and peer-reviewed journal articles, supplemented with grey literature for thoroughness. The results were visualised using GIS-created maps and interactive Excel dashboards, providing Gold Fields with valuable insights to identify knowledge gaps and establish a comprehensive 2020 biodiversity baseline. This student project has equipped me with invaluable skills in teamwork, consultancy, and research. It was an incredible experience working alongside Michael Mead and his dedicated team at Gold Fields. I look forward to future opportunities to contribute to sustainability in the mining sector.

?? New Scientific Publication available! The #study explores the often underestimated small woody features such as field boundaries and hedgerows?? in European #agricultural areas. The research focuses on exploring these features, which transform into #agroforestry systems when integrated with agricultural land, and their importance for landscape biodiversity and productivity. ???? ?? Read the publication: https://lnkd.in/d3XxaKTm Judit Rubio Delgado, Susanne Schnabel, Joaquín Francisco Lavado Contador, Ulrich Schmutz, Universidad de Extremadura, World Agroforestry, CEEweb for Biodiversity, Wageningen University & Research

?? New DFG research group FORMULA at the University of Giessen and ZALF is dedicated to the study of agroforestry systems ????. https://lnkd.in/eM2kijVa Agroforestry, the combination of trees or shrubs on agricultural land, offers numerous benefits for ecosystems and people. Over the next four years, different working groups within FORMULA will use digital technologies to analyze the impact of these cropping systems on biodiversity, water balance, soil quality and pollination services. The research will take place on experimental plots in Brandenburg and Hesse, where rows of trees were already planted in 2017. The research group is led by Prof. Lutz Breuer from the University of Giessen and involves several ZALF research groups. #Agroforestry #Sustainability #Research #DFG #ZALF

"As we become increasingly aware of the speed with which our unsustainable use of natural resources is pushing the planet away from its Holocene equilibrium, we can take succor from the most extraordinary fact about this story. It is that the use of trees, this technology that completely transformed the world, did so in ways so subtle, so sustainable and so resilient that we had no inkling at all of this history until the most modern tools of investigation allowed us to start lifting the veils under which it was slumbering. Agroforestry, we now know, is a tool that has already transformed the world without overly damaging it and as such, offers great promise for our rapidly changing future." Wonderful article by Resolve - agroforestry is, arguably, older than civilisation!

Check out our new paper ? Biodiversity values can be high in #agroforestry landscapes, but understanding how species respond to this constant disturbance ?? is essential to inform management. #Carnivores are fundamental for ecosystem functioning and can be sensitive to human disturbance. Through multi-season #occupancy analysis, we assessed the effect of management practices on five mesocarnivore species ?? . The weak species response supports the role of sustainable management practices, but continued monitoring using this framework is essential to frame the current results and assess occupancy trends. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Funda??o para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) https://lnkd.in/d26-23uR

Last week, we visited the MIDAS demo field in Monterotondo, near Rome, which hosts a unique #agroforestry system. This experimental site, located within CREA Ricerca facilities, showcases the potential of intercropping annual industrial crops (this year, safflower) between rows of an established poplar plantation. This marginal land, prone to waterlogging, benefits from the poplar's deep roots and stems, which provide shade and organic matter, mitigating the effects of both excess moisture and summer heat. CREA researchers are also piloting a rainwater collection system that diverts excess water during the rainy season into inflatable tanks, effectively repurposing it for drip irrigation during peak summer heat. The project's scope extends beyond agronomics and yields. Researchers are also monitoring insect biodiversity within the plantation, assessing the environmental impact of this innovative system. Soon, the safflower seeds will be harvested and sent to Novamont for #biobased product development. Meanwhile, the poplar plantation, managed through a multi-year coppicing cycle, will continue to provide biomass for energy and materials. Learn more in this video by ETA Florence Renewable Energies https://lnkd.in/dD5cdsS8 #bioeconomy, #biodiversity, #regenerativeagriculture, #horizoneurope Special thanks to Simone Bergonzoli, Luigi Pari, Luca Cozzolino Efthymia ALEXOPOULOU