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This is such a crucial thing to understand. Most of us live in a paradigm in which sustainability and productivity are mutually exclusive. This goes for agriculture, but equally for other areas of life. Nature Restoration Law? They're trying to take our land out of agricultural production! Regenerative agriculture? Must be less productive than industrial! Healthy work culture? Must be at the expense of business output! If 'sustainability' is an afterthought, it's extra effort and less productive. Produce industrially, and create additional biodiversity habitat and it's a cost factor. Produce regeneratively and integrate biodiversity and it's a cost saver. Our language reflects the fallacy of this paradigm. The image of the "work-life balance" seesaw illustrates this nicely: When extra weight is placed on work, I lose life. Work sucks life out of me. When extra weight is placed on life, I lose productivity. My life takes away work. Do you catch yourself thinking in this way from time to time? Unless we step out of this paradigm, all our sustainability and 'regenerative' efforts won't work. Contribution and work are integrated into life. Nature and biodiversity are integrated into agriculture. If they are integrated harmoniously, we experience a significant boost - we work hand in hand with life and nature. If they are out of whack, you lose life and productivity, and eventually degrade your natural capital.

We desperately need land to support a resilient agricultural sector. We need our policies to empower farmers to be the heroes we need them to be. But to do this, we are also going to need to save space for nature. And this is where science is telling us what farmers have known for generations: nature does not always come at the expense of agriculture. In fact, nature can sometimes be the best ally to farmers. Read why we can’t save our agriculture if we lose nature: https://lnkd.in/dYayPvjX Read and sign the open letter here: https://lnkd.in/dervJ2cg #EURestorationLaw #nature #ecology #science

BRICS countries are very different — both in terms of their research agendas and in terms of their climate change goals. This is a really important example from a bibliometric point of view:

I wrote yet another blog post about replicability in ecology (and science more broadly) inspired by a talk I gave about a month ago. I'd appreciate if you gave it a read and let me know what you think! #statistics #gwsc #womeninscience #replicability

Big study maps the family tree of flowering plants. This study which is likely to assist in the conservation of the world's plant life and potential our own survival can be freely accessed. A big thank you to the scientists involved (over 250 authors contributed to this study!)

Read about Ashish Kumar who is helping us develop our efforts in India!

Life is made up of complex systems in which everything is inter-connected. Over his decades-long teaching career, Stuart Hill, a retired Emeritus Professor, and Linden resident, has helped hundreds of students understand the critical links between human actions and the health of our planet. His research on bat caves and soil ecology highlights the intricate relationships between organisms and their environment.?https://lnkd.in/guEt4ibT

Excited to share findings from our latest research on the elusive Ochre-breasted pipit (Anthus nattereri), a vulnerable species endemic to the natural grasslands of southeastern South America. Our study in the Upper Rio Grande Grasslands, southeastern Brazil, offers initial insights into its breeding biology, habitat preferences, and the potential significant impact of local grassland management practices, particularly fire, on its conservation. These early results highlight the need for further long-term studies to ensure effective conservation strategies. https://lnkd.in/esBb_QQe

Can native trees germinate and grow under tree monocultures?? Laura Helena Porcari Sim?es, a Brazilian PhD student (that I informally co supervise), together with a group of scientists from Brazil and Europe, was able to answer this question by doing a nice metanalyses and a case study with original data from Brazil.? We found that yes, tree species can regenerate under tree monocultures but only if they are planned and managed for achieving this purpose. https://lnkd.in/dvb8T4uV

How can we understand and respond to right-wing populism in the countryside? Find out in FB11's workshop "Transformations of the Food System" Part of the Lecture Series: "Interdisciplinary perspectives on agricultural and food system transformations" ? https://lnkd.in/ecv9xPQ7 Perspectives from different sections of the University of Kassel that are all embedded in the new master program “Agriculture, Ecology and Societies” are considered. Please find information related to the Master Program “Agriculture, Ecology and Societies“ ? https://lnkd.in/eXJFxCA3