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Biodiversity

What FiBL is doing on this theme
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14.01.26

Summer school on agrobiodiversity in Galicia – apply now

From 2 to 12 September 2026, Galicia (Spain) will host an international summer school on…

11.12.25

FiBL scientist appointed to the European Commission’s Expert Group on Nature Credits

FiBL scientist Sarah Oberländer has been appointed to the European Commission’s new Expert Group on…

29.10.25

FiBL contributes to successful first PRO-WILD Annual Meeting in Vienna

The first annual meeting of the Horizon Europe-funded project PRO-WILD took place at the University…

02.09.25

Biodiversity can be protected through sustainable agriculture and suitable habitats

Are intensively farmed areas with larger near-natural habitats ("land sparing") or sustainable…

30.04.25

"Voices on Biodiversity” series comes to an end

In the "Voices on Biodiversity" series, various people from the wider FiBL ecosystem have shared…

20.03.25

Cornelia Kupferschmid on biodiversity: "agrinatur.ch makes information accessible in a bundled form"

Biodiversity is one of the foundations of our existence, a major and complex issue – and one that is…

04.03.25

FarmBioNet project launch: Biodiverse Irish farm ignites team’s vision

The FarmBioNet project brings together an international team to identify, evaluate, and promote…

03.03.25

Theres Rutz on biodiversity: "Everyone can do something for biodiversity"

On the occasion of World Biodiversity Day on 3 March, Theres Rutz from FiBL provides exciting…

21.02.25

Peter Haldemann on biodiversity: "We need to work more closely with practitioners"

Biodiversity is one of the foundations of our existence, a major and complex issue – and one that is…

31.01.25

Voices on biodiversity: "An annual summer school on the topic of agrobiodiversity"

Biodiversity is one of the foundations of our existence, a major and complex issue – and one that is…
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Relevant publications in organic eprints
- Rutz, Theres (2025) "Alle können etwas tun für die Artenvielfalt". ["Everyone can do something for biodiversity".] Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.fibl.org/de/stimmen-biodiversitaet/theres-rutz <https://www.fibl.org/de/stimmen-biodiversitaet/theres-rutz>, accessed on: April 2026.
  orgprints.org: "Alle können etwas tun für die Artenvielfalt"
- Kupferschmid, Cornelia (2025) "agrinatur.ch macht Informationen gebündelt zugänglich". ["agrinatur.ch makes information accessible in a bundled form".] Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.fibl.org/de/stimmen-biodiversitaet/cornelia-kupferschmid <https://www.fibl.org/de/stimmen-biodiversitaet/cornelia-kupferschmid>, accessed on: April 2026.
  orgprints.org: "agrinatur.ch macht Informationen gebündelt zugänglich"
- Sanders, Jürn (2025) "Vielfalt ist essentiell für unsere Zukunft". ["Diversity is essential for our future".] Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.fibl.org/de/stimmen-biodiversitaet/juern-sanders <https://www.fibl.org/de/stimmen-biodiversitaet/juern-sanders>, accessed on: April 2026.
  orgprints.org: "Vielfalt ist essentiell für unsere Zukunft"
- Bautze, Lin (2025) Soil managing for soil health: the high road to productivity. Paper at: Webinar CSA/CFD, Online, 10.11.2025.
  orgprints.org: Soil managing for soil health: the high road to productivity
- Boutry, Clémence; Friedli, Michael; Pfiffner, Lukas; Luka, Henryk; Cahenzli, Fabian; Schärer, Hans-Jakob and Ludwig, Mathias (2025) Pest and disease occurence in a pesticide free model apple orchard. Paper at: BENEFruits 2025, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 14th - 18th September 2025. [Completed]
  orgprints.org: Pest and disease occurence in a pesticide free model apple orchard
- Boutry, Clémence; Pfiffner, Lukas; Reinbacher, Lara; Muller, Roxane; Steinemann, Beatrice and Cahenzli, Fabian (2025) Funktionellle Biodiversität im Obstbau: indirekte Bekämpfung von Schadorganismen. Paper at: Symposium lebendige Landwirtschaft, Prag, CZ, 28.02.2025. [Completed]
  orgprints.org: Funktionellle Biodiversität im Obstbau: indirekte Bekämpfung von Schadorganismen
- Boutry, Clémence; Pfiffner, Lukas; Reinbacher, Lara; Muller, Roxane; Steinemann, Beatrice and Cahenzli, Fabian (2025) Funktionelle Biodiversität im Obstbau: indirekte Bekämpfung von Schadorganismen. Paper at: Biodiversität im Erwerbsobstbau fördern, Online Seminar, 11.3.2025. [Completed]
  orgprints.org: Funktionelle Biodiversität im Obstbau: indirekte Bekämpfung von Schadorganismen
- Muller, Roxane; Reinbacher, Lara; Lucas-Barbosa, Dani and Pfiffner, Lukas (2025) Funktionelle Biodiversität im Obstbau – Massgeschneiderte Blühelemente zur agrar-ökologischen Verbesserung. Paper at: Biodiversität im Erwerbsobstbau fördern, Online Seminar, 11. März 2025. [Completed]
  orgprints.org: Funktionelle Biodiversität im Obstbau – Massgeschneiderte Blühelemente zur agrar-ökologischen Verbesserung
- Reinecke, Sabine and Frick, Rebekka (2025) Quand le but est le résultat. Bioactualités, 2025 (8), pp. 22-23.
  orgprints.org: Quand le but est le résultat
- Reinecke, Sabine and Frick, Rebekka (2025) Das Ergebnis zum Ziel. Bioaktuell, 2025 (8), pp. 20-21.
  orgprints.org: Das Ergebnis zum Ziel
All relevant publications in organic eprints

Projects on the theme

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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Biodiversity Learning Optics and Sequencing System for Orchard Monitoring - Seeking a novel approach to biodiversity monitoring (BLOSSOM)	01.01.2026	31.12.2028
completed	CH	Actively promoting biodiversity in Liechtenstein (Biodiv. FL)	03.11.2025	31.01.2026
ongoing	CH	Bridging ecological and socio-economic sciences to enhance our understanding of the interactions between managed and wild bees (BEENERGIA)	01.06.2025	30.05.2029
ongoing	DE CH	Farmer-focused Biodiversity and Agricultural Knowledge Network (FarmBioNet)	01.01.2025	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Biological control of White grubs	19.08.2024
ongoing	CH	Pilot trials "Functional biodiversity in brussels sprouts cultivation"	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Agroforestry learning project	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Valorising and balancing the ecosystem service benefits offered by legumes, and legume-based cropped systems (LegumES)	01.01.2024	31.01.2028
ongoing	CH	A research initiative on the changes in the insect fauna of Switzerland	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
completed	CH	Development and optimization of new mixtures of temporary overwintering plant cover adapted to the different constraints and configurations of the vineyards of the canton of Vaud (Vaud-Couverts-Viti)	15.10.2022	15.10.2025
completed	FR	Towards agroforestry in fruit growing: multi-layer & syntropic systems for climate change resilience and water protection	01.01.2022	31.12.2022
completed	FR	Towards agroforestry in fruit growing: multi-layer & syntropic systems for climate change resilience and water protection	01.01.2022	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Biodiversity provides Pollination Security: Honeybees and Wild Bees in (Swiss) Agriculture (CompBees)	01.10.2021	30.06.2025
completed	CH	Development of innovative measures for herbicide-free ground cover in viticulture (CV-VigneSol)	01.01.2021	30.04.2025
completed	CH	Change in insect communities over time (Insektengemeinschaften im Wandel)	01.01.2021	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Role of crop diversification in livelihood improvement of Indian organic cotton growers	17.01.2020	31.10.2020
completed	AT	Nützlingsblühstreifen und Untersaaten regulieren Blattläuse in Leguminosen	01.05.2019	30.04.2022
completed	CH	Innovative flower strips for sustainable orchard production	01.01.2019	31.12.2022
completed	AT	Informationsoffensive für Biodiversitätsmaßnahmen	01.04.2018	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Use of functional agro-biodiversity to improve ecosystem services in vineyards	01.01.2018	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Managing soil biodiversity and ecosystem services in agroecosystems across Europe under climate change (SOILCLIM)	01.01.2017	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Wildbienenfördernde landwirtschaftliche Bewirtschaftung im Kanton Aargau (WildbiAG)	01.01.2017	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Analysis of wild bee diversity in different farm contexts and management regimes (Förderung Wildbienen und Bestäuber)	01.01.2015	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Biological control manufacturers in Europe develop novel biological control products to support the implementation of Integrated Pest Management in agriculture and forestry (BIOCOMES)	01.12.2013	30.11.2017
completed	CH	Assessment of Sustainable Provision of Goods and Services from Grassland-based Systems	01.06.2013	31.05.2014
completed	CH	Legumes and biodiversity: nature compatible concepts for growing protein crops	01.04.2013	30.06.2014
completed	CH	Inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and rhizobacteria (PGPR) for sustainable cropping systems in India (ISCB BFNet FiBL (Biofertilizer Network))	01.01.2008	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Enhancement of natural enemies in oilseed rape: Effects of landscape diversity and conservation biological control on rape pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus)	01.01.2007	31.12.2007
completed	CH	Wildtierfreundlicher Biolandbau: Natur schützen, Artenvielfalt fördern	01.01.2006	31.12.2010
completed	CH	Werkstatt ökologischer Ausgleich	01.01.2002	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Förderung von ökologisch und landschaftlich bereichernden Säumen in Ackerbau- und gemischtwirtschaftlichen Regionen der Schweiz	01.01.2001	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Faunistischer Vergleich von Intensiv- und Extensivweiden	01.01.2001	31.12.2005
completed	CH	Entwicklung eines Instrumentes zur Beurteilung ökologischer Leistungen von landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben (SPP-U)	01.01.2000	31.12.2001
completed	CH	Auswirkungen unterschiedlicher landwirtschaftlicher Praktiken auf die Regenwurmfauna	01.01.1999	31.12.2009
completed	CH	"Nationale Evaluation der Ökomassnahmen, Bereich Biodiversität" - Erfolgskontrolle des ökologischen Ausgleichs hinsichtlich Biodiversität	01.01.1997	31.12.2005

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Biodiversity

What FiBL is doing on this theme

News on the theme

Summer school on agrobiodiversity in Galicia – apply now

FiBL scientist appointed to the European Commission’s Expert Group on Nature Credits

FiBL contributes to successful first PRO-WILD Annual Meeting in Vienna

Biodiversity can be protected through sustainable agriculture and suitable habitats

"Voices on Biodiversity” series comes to an end

Cornelia Kupferschmid on biodiversity: "agrinatur.ch makes information accessible in a bundled form"

FarmBioNet project launch: Biodiverse Irish farm ignites team’s vision

Theres Rutz on biodiversity: "Everyone can do something for biodiversity"

Peter Haldemann on biodiversity: "We need to work more closely with practitioners"

Voices on biodiversity: "An annual summer school on the topic of agrobiodiversity"

Relevant publications for practitioners

Relevant publications in organic eprints

Projects on the theme

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Biodiversity

What FiBL is doing on this theme

News on the theme

Summer school on agrobiodiversity in Galicia – apply now

FiBL scientist appointed to the European Commission’s Expert Group on Nature Credits

FiBL contributes to successful first PRO-WILD Annual Meeting in Vienna

Biodiversity can be protected through sustainable agriculture and suitable habitats

"Voices on Biodiversity” series comes to an end

Cornelia Kupferschmid on biodiversity: "agrinatur.ch makes information accessible in a bundled form"

FarmBioNet project launch: Biodiverse Irish farm ignites team’s vision

Theres Rutz on biodiversity: "Everyone can do something for biodiversity"

Peter Haldemann on biodiversity: "We need to work more closely with practitioners"

Voices on biodiversity: "An annual summer school on the topic of agro­biodiversity"

Relevant publications for practitioners

Relevant publications in organic eprints

Projects on the theme

Voices on biodiversity: "An annual summer school on the topic of agrobiodiversity"