LIBERATION
LInking farmland Biodiversity to Ecosystem seRvices for effective ecofunctional intensificATION
| Coordinatore | STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Organization address
address: Costerweg 50 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Netherlands [NL] |
| Totale costo | 3˙808˙368 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙997˙630 € |
| Programma | FP7-KBBE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology |
| Code Call | FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2013 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2013-02-01 - 2017-01-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Organization address
address: Costerweg 50 contact info |
NL (WAGENINGEN) | coordinator | 373˙162.00 |
| 2 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF READING
Organization address
address: WHITEKNIGHTS CAMPUS WHITEKNIGHTS HOUSE contact info |
UK (READING) | participant | 439˙276.00 |
| 3 |
JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITAET WUERZBURG
Organization address
address: SANDERRING 2 contact info |
DE (WUERZBURG) | participant | 354˙998.00 |
| 4 |
SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: ARRHENIUSPLAN 4 contact info |
SE (UPPSALA) | participant | 339˙600.00 |
| 5 |
LUNDS UNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: Paradisgatan 5c contact info |
SE (LUND) | participant | 335˙008.00 |
| 6 |
KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN - KNAW
Organization address
address: KLOVENIERSBURGWAL 29 HET TRIPPENHUIS contact info |
NL (AMSTERDAM) | participant | 264˙806.00 |
| 7 |
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS FAO
Organization address
address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 219˙997.00 |
| 8 |
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA
Organization address
address: VIA 8 FEBBRAIO 2 contact info |
IT (PADOVA) | participant | 219˙944.00 |
| 9 |
UNIWERSYTET PRZYRODNICZY W POZNANIU*
Organization address
address: ULICA WOJSKA POLSKIEGO 28 contact info |
PL (POZNAN) | participant | 150˙899.00 |
| 10 |
UNIVERSITAET BAYREUTH
Organization address
address: Universitaetsstrasse 30 contact info |
DE (BAYREUTH) | participant | 149˙980.00 |
| 11 |
MAGYAR TUDOMANYOS AKADEMIA OKOLOGIAI KUTATOKOZPONT
Organization address
address: KLEBELSBERG KUNO UTCA 3 contact info |
HU (TIHANY) | participant | 149˙960.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The next few decades will witness a rapidly increasing demand for agricultural products. This growing demand needs to be met largely through intensification (produce more from the same land surface) because there is little scope for an increase in agricultural area. Eco-functional intensification has been proposed as a promising solution. Eco-functional intensification is the optimization of all provisioning, regulating and supporting ecosystem services in the agricultural production process. LIBERATION aims to provide the evidence base for eco-functional intensification and demonstrate the concept in seven representative agricultural landscape types in Europe. Using existing datasets from past and on-going European-scale studies we will first identify general relationships between the configuration of semi-natural habitats, on-farm management and biodiversity in a range of European landscapes and farming systems. Using a modelling approach we will link biodiversity to ecosystem services, by determining relationships between biodiversity, the delivery of multiple ecosystem services and agronomic yield. A novel aspect is that LIBERATION considers above- and below-ground ecosystem services simultaneously and analyses synergies and trade-offs between different ecosystem services. Using this modelling approach we will analyse which on-farm management practices and spatial configuration of semi-natural habitats optimizes yield and which optimizes farm income. We will synthesise management and policy recommendations. We will raise awareness and promote uptake of eco-functional intensification by disseminating project results to the widest possible range of stakeholders, amongst others by means of demonstration projects. This way we hope to liberate the forces of nature to the benefit of agricultural production.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
A growing world population and increasing socioeconomic growth is expected to result in a doubling of current food demand by 2050. A possible solution is 'eco-functional intensification', which will optimise ecosystem services in the agricultural production process.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
The coming decades will see a rapidly increasing demand for agricultural products. Therefore, the EU-funded 'Linking farmland biodiversity to ecosystem services for effective ecological intensification ' (http://www.fp7liberation.eu/ (LIBERATION)) project is investigating the basis for ecological intensification and will demonstrate the concept in seven representative agricultural landscape types across Europe.
Project partners are using existing data from European-scale studies to identify general relationships between semi-natural habitats, farm management and biodiversity. Computer models will also be used to determine the relationship between biodiversity, multiple ecosystem services and agricultural yield.
The LIBERATION initiative will demonstrate the potential for different farming systems to significantly improve local biodiversity while at the same time maintaining or enhancing agricultural production. By designing diversified cropping systems the consortium will unlock the potential of ecological intensification, leading to more stable yields while reducing dependence on agrochemical inputs.
Selected sites in a range of European locations will provide important opportunities for awareness raising, demonstration and dissemination of results to the relevant target groups. They include farmers, policymakers, local authorities and non-governmental organisations. The project's results will also support the continuous development of EU legislation and policies on environment and agriculture .
LIBERATION will contribute to EU strategic objectives by providing scientific evidence regarding the contribution of ecosystem services to agricultural production. These objectives include a more resource-efficient and a low-carbon economy that is more resilient to climate change. It will also help to ensure that the EU remains a leader in research and innovation in the field of ecological intensification.
This evidence will also enable researchers to identify how the active management of natural resources through farming can maintain the rural landscape and conserve biodiversity. It will also reveal how successful farm management can enhance ecosystem services (such as pollination, pest control, soil protection and carbon sequestration) and contribute to the local rural economy.
The consortium will disseminate project results to the widest possible range of stakeholders and conduct demonstration projects. These activities will help raise awareness and ensure the maximum uptake of the ecological intensification concept.