Biodiversity in and on the sea floor
The Belgian North Sea is a small but very interesting area in terms of biodiversity. Much of it is found in and on the sea floor. However, the marine bottom is under pressure from the many activities ...
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Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to agriculture
...wth on a field? ILVO together with UGent investigated the link between landscape and functional agrobiodiversity with the help of citizen scientists and their 40 square-meter gardens in the citizen...
Soy
... is being carried out to meet the increasing demand for soy. Deforestation causes a loss of biodiversity, erosion problems, climate change, and also social problems for the population, leading to i...
Agroforestry
ILVO studies the impact of agroforestry systems on soil quality, water, climate, biodiversity, and (crop) yield.
Agroecology
...agement of the organic matter content and by stimulating soil life closing nutrient cycles more biodiversity, including those which are functional for agricultural operations reduction of extern...
Desealing
...water infiltration, warmer cities and towns, less CO2 storage by plants and the soil, and a loss of biodiversity. Desealing provides more space for nature and food production, less flooding...
Nitrogen
...gative impact on drinking water quality. Together with phosphates, it causes toxic algal blooms and biodiversity loss in watercourses and coastal areas (eutrophication). Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and a...
Ecosystem-oriented marine modeling and management
...quaculture farms, which may take up a certain area in the sea, affect the fishing activities, biodiversity, etc. in that area. 4. Offshore windfarms As the demand for green and renewable ...
Plant health
A changing climate, loss of biodiversity due to human activities, and increased international trade mean that our crops are more threatened by diseases and pests than ever before. At ILVO, we not only...
Soil health
...e numerous additional ecosystem services such as climate regulation, richer below- and above-ground biodiversity, better water management, etc.
FLOWER4TREES: using flower mixtures as a win-win situation for biodiversity and grower at open field tree nursery
...s be composed that are specifically suited for the tree nursery sector in order to better stimulate biodiversity at the same time, while avoiding negative effects on tree nursery activity
FABulous Farmers employ Functional Agrobiodiversity as a nature-based solution to reduce use of natural and material resources, delivering benefits for farmers, society and the environment in the NWE.
FABulous Farmers (where FAB stands for Functional Agrobiodiversity) stimulates farmers to transition towards more agro-ecological practices on their farm.
Digital Tools to help Agroforestry meet climate, biodiversity and farming sustainability goals: linking field and cloud
https://www.agroforestryvlaanderen.be/nl/projecten/digitaf-digital-tools-to-help-agroforestry-meet-climate-biodiversity-and-farming-sustainability-goals-linking-field-and-cloud
Functional biodiversity in a changing sedimentary environment: implications for biogeochemistry and food webs in a managerial setting
https://www.researchgate.net/project/FaCE-It-Functional-biodiversity-in-a-Changing-sedimentary-Environment-Implications-for-biogeochemistry-and-food-webs-in-a-managerial-setting
Soil biodiversity enhancement in European agroecosystems to promote their stability and resilience by external inputs reduction and crop performance increase.
General introductionWith the long-term view of fostering synergies between crop production, biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services of local, regional and global relevance, the main ob...
Breeding: Plantain for nutritious biodiversity in pastures
...n breeding what many people know as a "weed": plantain.One reason is the growing demand for biodiversity in our agricultural grasslands. Seed mixtures for a biodiverse meadow include, along...
Automatic monitoring of biodiversity in the North Sea? eDNA is the key!
Monitoring of biodiversity is necessary to assess the impact of human activities at sea, and to ensure that marine ecosystems remain healthy. But monitoring itself also has an impact: sampling removes...
ERA-NET Cofund on Sustainable Crop Production
...industrially used biomass and at the same time maintain a healthy environment, natural habitats and biodiversity. In the course of 2018, the cofunded call was launched and closed, which was the fir...
Reducing mineral fertilisers and agro-chemicals by recycling treated organic waste as compost and bio-char products
...ials allow for evaluation of nutrient dynamics, enhanced soil health and evaluation of overall soil biodiversity.Relevance/ValorizationOne of the key deliverables of the project is a series...
Towards climate-smart sustainable management of agricultural soils
...m services, the prevention and restoration of land and soil degradation and the preservation of biodiversity. For Flanders, ILVO is a partner and the Department of Environment and INBO are linked t...
Agroforestry 2025: veranderingstrajecten gericht op systeemoptimalisatie en haalbare verdienmodellen
...daptation, creating opportunities for other links in the chain, and helping to preserve and protect biodiversity and natural resources.The expected end result of Agroforestry 2025 is to unlock ...
AGROMIX: EFFICIENCY AND RESILIENCE OF MIXED FARMING AND AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
...gative interactions (e.g. habitat competition, crop loss, poor air quality, loss of income, loss of biodiversity).Relevance/ValorizationAGROMIX contributes to new and refined knowledge on t...
A food basket comparison of the environmental impact of various agricultural production systems
...can also be expected through better elaboration of the toxicity issue and integration of impacts on biodiversity. Despite these concrete steps, classical life cycle analysis does not take into acco...
Climate neutral enterprises through carbon storage in agroforestry
...g models for agriculture are explored in a participatory manner with attention to climate, soil and biodiversity. Finally, the possibility to sequester carbon via agroforestry will be included in t...
PROmoting Sustainable development and regional attractiveness through PERi-urban Areas
General introductionHow can the ecosystem services of open space, such as food production and biodiversity, be successfully safeguarded? How can the attractiveness of a region - its natural herita...
Ecosystem based management for sustainable fisheries and healthy marine ecosystems
...system components. EcoScope will develop novel assessment methods that take data-limited fisheries, biodiversity and various ecosystem components into account. The project will provide us with the ...
Need for nuts
...d products. In addition, nut trees in the landscape can provide numerous ecosystem services such as biodiversity and carbon storage. In NAN, steps are being taken both at the cultivation level and ...
Integrated SERVices supporting a sustainable AGROecological transition
...re key to attain the SDGs, from ending poverty and hunger to fighting climate change and preserving biodiversity and natural resources. At the European level, sustainable agricultural and food syst...
Encouraging Farmers towards sustainable farming Systems through policy and business Strategies
...S seeks to make a substantial contribution to the objectives of the European Farm to Fork Strategy, Biodiversity Strategy and Green Deal. This will be achieved by designing and stimulating evidence...
Effects of tropical rainforest disturbance on gene flow, genomic diversity and introgression in understory trees: the case of Coffea canephora in the Congo basin.
....Relevance/ValorizationThis research is certainly relevant to the future of coffee, and the biodiversity of genetic material in general. Tropical rainforests cover only 7% of the earth's su...
Beans for the love of Leuven
...oncept of mixed cultivation. It provides knowledge for farmers who are looking for ways to increase biodiversity, reduce crop protection and fertilizers and strengthen a piece of entrepreneurship t...
SUPPORT for adopting IPM strategies
... category enjoys a reputation for securing crop yields, but on the other hand there may be risks to biodiversity, the environment and human health. The second category - integrated pest management ...
Grass advice
...s. Further, these perennial crops provide ecosystem services like soil organic carbon accumulation, biodiversity and erosion control. Moreover, mixes of grass and red clover or lucerne have a excel...
Smart Farm and Agri-environmental Big Data Space (AgriDataValue)
...rtilizers and pesticides (which increase production costs, contaminate groundwater and weaken biodiversity), or greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production (which contribute to global warmin...
Bio-economy and Circular Agriculture for Soil Health
...t landscape level. From the soil perspective, the modeling toolbox considers soil health (e.g. soil biodiversity, carbon sequestration, capacity of water retention, nutrient cycling) and safety (i....