The EIP project investigated innovative ways to improve habitats while addressing the challenges of labour-intensive conservation efforts and low farm incomes. A key part of the project was creating a simplified results-based scoring system. It encouraged farmers to actively manage their land, improve their scores, and take actions like providing water, managing scrub, and reintroducing grazing. Each land parcel received a quality score based on available ortho-imagery, drone-captured imagery, and multi-spectral data collected by GeoAerospace. The project also involved a group of farmers who scored their land, testing whether this approach could be helpful for future agri-environment programs. The results were promising, suggesting that using ortho-imagery and farmer scoring could play a role in future habitat classification and conservation efforts. Additionally, the project explored the possibility of farmers harvesting wildflower seeds as a new income source. Seeds were collected using hand collection, suction techniques, and custom-built seed collectors. While all methods worked depending on the type of seed, aftercare—such as immediate drying—was a challenge.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No 858735This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No 858735. FACTSHEET NANOCELLULOSE MEMBRANES FOR NUTRIENT RECOVERY Key information Functionalized nanocellulose membranes can take up nitrate and phosphate. These membranes can be put in a water treatment unit. As the membranes are biobased, degradable materials, they can after use be added to the soil, thus returning the leached nutrients back for their original purpose providing fertilizers (nutrient recycling).
Presentation on EU farmers' needs and interests in smart farming based on survey results
This case study is drafting new legislation that allows renting forestland for multiple purposes in order to increase economic efficiency and maintain a balance between all ecosystem services. This Russian case works on regulation mechanisms so that people renting forestland can use it for multiple purposes, and to include ecosystem services in the Forest Code.