#HighNatureValue farming covers ~30% of EU farmland—but it is under threat from abandonment & intensification. Our Pan-European review of 178 studies reveals key patterns in biodiversity, ecosystem services, policy drivers & innovations. Read in "People and Nature":
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70048
How to move from conflict to coexistence between carnivores & #HighNatureValue farming? We are inviting contributions to a special feature on "Sharing landscapes with wildlife: conflict & coexistence of extensive grazing systems with large carnivores" in "People and Nature". Details: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/25758314/homepage/livestock-open-call

Recording from the #HighNatureValue #Farming webinar I spoke at earlier this week is available here:

https://youtu.be/uysRNH_48m8

Webinar: High Nature Value Farmland the key to a nature rich future in Scotland?

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Davy McCracken: Regenerative agriculture matters but let's not forget about High Nature Value farming systems

Regenerative farming seems to have become the new ‘go to’ phrase in discussions about future agricultural policy here in Scotland. And to be clear - I

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Podcast: In this episode of the Thrill of the Hill series, I chat to Alex Pirie of the Farm Advisory Service about #innovations in #agriculture in the uplands. Topics include driving #efficiency and better #grazing in the uplands, balancing #conservation and #climate concerns, #highnaturevalue #farming, threats of #climatechange and what the #greenrecovery and #futurepolicy could look like and could target.

https://www.fas.scot/publication/podcast-the-thrill-of-the-hill-research-policy/

Podcast: The Thrill of The Hill - Research & Policy | Farm Advisory Service

Research and development within Scottish agriculture will be key to a successful green recovery, building an efficient and sustainable rural economy and mitigating against the threats posed by climate change. Hear more from Prof Davy McCracken from SRUC.

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Davy McCracken: Regenerative agriculture matters but let's not forget about High Nature Value farming systems

Regenerative farming seems to have become the new ‘go to’ phrase in discussions about future agricultural policy here in Scotland. And to be clear - I

Press and Journal
Professor Davy McCracken, Scotland’s Rural College

Exploring interactions between farming and biodiversity. Professor Davy McCracken is an agricultural ecologist who has spent over 30 years studying farming and biodiversity interactions and advising on agriculture and agri-environment policies and land management practice. He first worked a po

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