19 - Rebuilding Farmland Biodiversity for Productivity and Resilience

Topic 1: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 Speaker: Suzanne Lefebvre (l'Observatoire Agricole de la Biodiversité) France’s Farmland Biodiversity Observatory (FBO) engages farmers in biodiversity monitoring through local networks of professionals in agriculture. Acting as a “frontier object,” it fosters dialogue between scientists and farmers, enabling collective action and collaboration across scales. The presentation will describe the programme, with its strengths and difficulties. Topic 2: 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 Speaker: João Coimbra (Quinta da Cholda) The intensification of agriculture is essential if Europe is to remain self-sufficient in food and fiber; the regenerative model offers us hope that we can once again believe in sustainability and, even more so, in the regeneration of the agricultural ecosystem. Competitiveness requires a shift from the chemical-mechanical agricultural model to an eco-friendly and biodiverse system that fosters resilience. The transition model that Quinta da Cholda is pursuing demonstrates that high yields are possible, along with increased profitability and benefits for biodiversity.