Biodiversity on Farmland

The EU's 2020 State of Nature report showed that biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate, with agriculture being the main driver of this decline. Conversely, biodiversity loss has a considerable impact on agriculture. Promoting sustainable agricultural practices that prioritise biodiversity conservation can help mitigate these negative impacts, while enhancing the long-term resilience and productivity of agricultural systems.

Habitat restoration requires action at the landscape scale and greater collaboration and coordination of action between farmers, despite widespread uptake and some localised successes. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is one of the key sector policies and funding instruments to contribute to the delivery of biodiversity and environmental objectives and targets in agriculture.

This edition of the EU CAP Network Projects Brochure builds on the TG work as well as on the EU CAP Network's ongoing collection of good practices. It highlights 8 examples of CAP-funded projects that are improving biodiversity on farmland, with a focus on initiatives at the landscape scale.