We challenge the widespread appraisal that organic farming is the fundamental alternative
to conventional farming for harnessing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. Certification of …

There is worldwide concern about the environmental costs of conventional intensification of
agriculture. Growing evidence suggests that ecological intensification of mainstream farming …

Chapter 2, building on prior assessments1, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Protected areas (PAs) are essential for biodiversity conservation but are threatened by
cropland expansion. Recent studies have only reported global cropland expansion in large …

We are part of Nature, not separate from it. We rely on Nature to provide us with food, water
and shelter; regulate our climate and disease; maintain nutrient cycles and oxygen …

Agricultural simplification continues to expand at the expense of more diverse forms of
agriculture. This simplification, for example, in the form of intensively managed …

Making agriculture sustainable is a global challenge. In the European Union (EU), the
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is failing with respect to biodiversity, climate, soil, land …

Human wellbeing depends on ecosystem services, highlighting the need for improving the
ecosystem-service multifunctionality of food and feed production systems. We study Swiss …

Agricultural landscape homogenization has detrimental effects on biodiversity and key
ecosystem services. Increasing agricultural landscape heterogeneity by increasing …