A BIO-CAPITAL field visit to southern Romania explored how organic farming and forest belts are restoring biodiversity in drought-prone agricultural landscapes. By creating habitats and ecological corridors within intensive farmland, these pioneering farms demonstrate both the ecological potential and financial challenges of scaling up nature-positive agriculture.
A BIO-CAPITAL field visit to Slovenia’s species-rich grasslands highlighted the urgent need to protect some of Europe’s most biodiverse agricultural habitats. By linking field observations with satellite monitoring, the project is developing tools and financial mechanisms to support long-term grassland conservation.
Ecosystem services like clean water, fertile soil and flood protection are essential yet remain invisible in economic systems. BIO-CAPITAL’s third Deep Dive by AgroSolutions explores how Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) can change this by rewarding land managers who protect and restore nature.
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