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Farming for Biodiversity
Farming for Biodiversity

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Ongoing | 2020 - 2021
Ongoing | 2020 - 2021
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Kontext

The project will contribute to key Scottish Government policies for the environment, economy and society which support achievement of Scotland’s National Outcomes and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Scottish Biodiversity Strategy’s three key aims: ‘protect and restore biodiversity and to support healthy ecosystems; connect people with the natural world, for their health and well-being; and maximise the benefits for Scotland of a diverse natural environment and the services it provides, contributing to sustainable economic growth’.

Agriculture and the Climate Emergency
Scottish Government’s policy ‘to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support sustainable farming and land use’ and ‘improve the environmental sustainability of the sector by protecting and restoring natural habitats and building sustainability through business practices that encourage productivity, innovation and inclusion’.

Objectives

The aim of the project is to provide practical nature-based and climate smart farming solutions which can be more widely adopted across Scotland to improve agricultural competitiveness, resource efficiency, environmental performance and sustainability. Its objectives are to: (1) Restore, conserve and enhance biodiversity, habitats and ecosystems dependent on agriculture and deliver benefits for nature, farming and people; (2) Enhance and protect ecosystem services including clean water, fertile soil, pollination and carbon storage; 

Objectives

…Continued… (3) Produce resources (including toolkits, webinars, videos etc.) on implementing practices for farmers and advisory services (including Scotland principal provider – FAS) to enable effective practical action by farmers in the field; (4) Disseminate project results and resources to generate interest in and encourage wider uptake of the practices – via websites, publications, press stories, workshops and field visits which can be virtual or in-person.

Activities

The OG will comprise farmers and other stakeholders supported by a co-ordinator/facilitator to: (1) Benchmark, monitor and measure the environmental and productivity benefits of mob grazing and pollinator strips first-hand in the field in different farm settings. (Easy to use frameworks will be developed by the OG.); (2) Refine the practices to suit different enterprises (arable, livestock, mixed) and climatic and biogeographic locations;

Activities

The OG will comprise farmers and other stakeholders supported by a co-ordinator/facilitator to: (1) Benchmark, monitor and measure the environmental and productivity benefits of mob grazing and pollinator strips first-hand in the field in different farm settings. (Easy to use frameworks will be developed by the OG.); (2) Refine the practices to suit different enterprises (arable, livestock, mixed) and climatic and biogeographic locations;

Project details
Main funding source
Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
Rural Development Programme
2014UK06RDRP003 United Kingdom - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Scotland
Ort
Main geographical location
Clackmannanshire and Fife
Other geographical location
Scottish Borders, Dumfries & Galloway

EUR 63 939.00

Total budget

Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.

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