Biodiversity and landscape

Agricultural and natural environments cannot only coexist, but must be allies in their mutual survival. Endangering ecosystems invariably impacts crop health, as is already happening in many areas with declining bee and bird populations.

Maintaining and restoring agroforestry biodiversity; improving the diversity of agricultural landscapes and their connectivity with natural habitats; and promoting sustainable production systems (with proper waste, plastic, and slurry management) are global objectives on which the CAP Network is collaborating. The environmental and economic benefits provided by these ecosystems—water, soil, pollinating insects, impact mitigation, etc.—make their conservation a necessity, ranging from local actions on farms and pastures to European protection instruments such as the Natura 2000 Network , a benchmark for the sustainable development of rural areas.