Regression discontinuity designs (RDD) are increasingly being employed in agricultural and
environmental economics to identify causal effects. Here, we showcase recent applications …

The environmental impacts of organic agriculture are only partially understood and whether
such practices have spillover effects on pests or pest control activity in nearby fields remains …

Farmers' behavior towards sustainable agricultural production is key to reducing the
environmental footprint of agriculture and conserving biodiversity. We investigate the causal …

Agricultural intensification has simplified landscape composition and configuration, which
has led to biodiversity declines. Increasing landscape‐wide crop heterogeneity can promote …

Global farmland biodiversity has declined rapidly in recent decades due to the
homogenization of agricultural landscapes, including an increase in field sizes and …

Ecology often seeks to answer causal questions, and while ecologists have a rich history of
experimental approaches, novel observational data streams and the need to apply insights …

Climate change poses a serious threat to the stability of national and global food systems.
Agricultural productivity growth is needed to meet increasing global food demand and land …

The world has pledged to protect 30 percent of its land and waters by 2030 to halt the rapid
deterioration of critical ecosystems. We summarize the state of knowledge about the impacts …

CONTEXT Farm size is a key indicator associated with environmental, economic, and social
contexts and outcomes of agriculture. Farm size data is typically obtained from agricultural …

Intensively managed viticulture dominates vast landscapes in the Mediterranean, but
considerable vineyard abandonment has been observed over the past two decades. The …