The long-standing cooperation between IP-Suisse and the Swiss Ornithological Institute to promote wildlife-friendly agriculture is bearing fruit. Joint development of point systems in the areas of biodiversity, viticulture and summering is successful in protecting the environment and biodiversity. The farmers’ additional accomplishments are compensated for by premiums on the market so as to ensure sustainable production.
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Integrated production (IP) promotes beneficial organisms and conserves natural resources.
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Simon Birrer
IP-Suisse farmers maintain near-natural habitats.
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Markus Jenny
Various measures are implemented such as “skylark gaps”.
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Markus Jenny
Low-impact forms of production promote biodiversity.
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© Markus Jenny
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Simon Birrer
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Markus Jenny
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Markus Jenny
Integrated production (IP) promotes beneficial organisms and conserves natural resources.
IP-Suisse farmers maintain near-natural habitats.
Various measures are implemented such as “skylark gaps”.
Low-impact forms of production promote biodiversity.
Wildlife-friendly agriculture in collaboration with IP-Suisse
The Swiss Ornithological Institute supports IP-Suisse in the development and implementation of biodiversity measures.
Domain
Conservation
Unit
Agricultural Habitats
Topics
Species Recovery, Habitat Promotion
Habitat
farmland, wetlands, semi-open farmland, meadows and pastures
Project start
2006
Project status
ongoing
Project management
Hubert Schürmann
Project region
Switzerland
Employees
Agricultural habitats employee
Judith Zellweger-Fischer
+41 41 462 97 73
judith.zellweger@vogelwarte.ch
Species concerned
Unit
Agricultural habitats
We promote wildlife-friendly agriculture with more high-quality and better-connected habitats, fewer artificial fertilisers and fewer pesticides.
