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Functional Agrobiodiversity

Functional agrobiodiversity refers to the biodiversity present within agricultural fields or landscapes. This biodiversity provides essential ecosystem services that support sustainable agricultural production.

Functional agrobiodiversity conceptual diagram

Conceptual Overview of Functional Agrobiodiversity

Functional agrobiodiversity offers regulating, provisioning, and cultural ecosystem services vital for human well-being. There are often positive synergies between these services and biodiversity conservation. A conceptual diagram illustrates these synergies. The green section of the diagram emphasizes the primary focus of the European Learning Network, while the red section underscores the beneficial impacts of functional agrobiodiversity on both the local environment (e.g., water quality, recreation) and the global environment (e.g., climate change). This diagram is adapted from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005). It's worth noting that supporting services are excluded from the diagram as they are not directly utilized by people.

European Learning Network on Functional Agrobiodiversity

A recent initiative, the 'European Learning Network on Functional Agrobiodiversity', has been launched. The secretariat for this network is managed by ECNC. The network's objective is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experiences across countries, languages, and various stakeholders in the realm of functional agrobiodiversity.

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20100226104513/http://www.eln-fab.eu/

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+'''Functional Agrobiodiversity'''
-Functional agrobiodiversity is [[biodiversity]] on the scale of [[agricultural]] fields or landscapes, which provides [[ecosystem services]] that support [[Sustainable agriculture|sustainable agricultural]] production and
+''Functional agrobiodiversity'' refers to the [[biodiversity]] present within [[Agriculture|agricultural]] fields or landscapes. This biodiversity provides essential [[Ecosystem service|ecosystem services]] that support [[Sustainable agriculture|sustainable agricultural]] production.
 == Functional agrobiodiversity conceptual diagram ==
 [[File:FAB conceptual diagram.jpg|691x922px]]
+== Conceptual Overview of Functional Agrobiodiversity ==
-Functional AgroBiodiversity provides regulating, provisioning and cultural ecosystem services that are essential for human well-being. Positive synergies often exist among regulating, provisioning, and cultural services and with biodiversity conservation as can be seen from this conceptual diagram. The green area in the diagram highlights the core focus of the European Learning Network. The red area highlights the positive spin-off of Functional AgroBiodiversity to the local (e.g. water quality, recreation) and global environment (e.g. [[climate change]]) and society as a whole. The graph is adapted from the [[Millennium Ecosystem Assessment]] (2005). Supporting services are not included as they are not directly used by the people.
+Functional agrobiodiversity offers regulating, provisioning, and cultural ecosystem services vital for human well-being. There are often positive synergies between these services and biodiversity conservation. A conceptual diagram illustrates these synergies. The green section of the diagram emphasizes the primary focus of the European Learning Network, while the red section underscores the beneficial impacts of functional agrobiodiversity on both the local environment (e.g., water quality, recreation) and the global environment (e.g., [[climate change]]). This diagram is adapted from the [[Millennium Ecosystem Assessment]] (2005). It's worth noting that supporting services are excluded from the diagram as they are not directly utilized by people.
-Recently, a project has been initiated called 'European Learning Network on Functional AgroBiodiversity', of which the secretariat is held by [[ECNC-European Centre for Nature Conservation|ECNC]]. The goal of this network is to exchange knowledge and experience between across country and language borders and between different actors within the field of Functional AgroBiodiversity.
+== European Learning Network on Functional Agrobiodiversity ==
+A recent initiative, the 'European Learning Network on Functional Agrobiodiversity', has been launched. The secretariat for this network is managed by [[ECNCI|ECNC]]. The network's objective is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experiences across countries, languages, and various stakeholders in the realm of functional agrobiodiversity.
 ==External links==
 *https://web.archive.org/web/20100226104513/http://www.eln-fab.eu/