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Environmental protection

Environmental protection

Farmers play a vital role in shaping rural landscapes, holding the potential to protect our environments while tackling climate change. Unfortunately, intensive agricultural remains a primary source of pollution for the soil, water, air and ecosystems. The use of synthetic agrochemical, genetically modified organisms and growth regulators is forbidden in organic production, ensuring residues do not contaminate the environment.

Working instead with natural processes and integrating with local ecology, environmental degradation caused by unsustainable agricultural practices can be mostly avoided. Environmental protection should be prioritised in organic farming, not only for the intrinsic value of nature but also to bolster the ecological goods and services which organic farmers benefit from.

Contained here are tools which provide information on practices related to environmental protection, and sustainable natural resource management on and surrounding your farm.



Featured tools

SMART- Sustainability Monitoring and Assessment RouTineMost popular tool

SMART- Sustainability Monitoring and Assessment RouTine

SMART is an innovative instrument for holistic sustainability analysis and evaluation of agricultural and food companies and is based on the globally…

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FiBL Collaboration podcastLatest tool

FiBL Collaboration podcast

FiBL Collaboration podcast, a podcast of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL is all about current collaborating research projects by…

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Tools

TitleIssuing organisationProjectYear of releaseRating
A farmer’s guide to organic fruit and vegetable productionOCW - Organic Centre WalesOK-Net Arable20083.5 (2)
Biodiversity measures in the agricultural landscapeFiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture2022
Compost tea: innovative management of organic sweet cherry orchards and organic...CREA - Research Centre for Agriculture and...2023
FiBL Collaboration podcastFiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture2023
FiBL Focus podcastFiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture20204.5 (6)
Manure calculatorKTBL - Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der...2016
Nitrogen efficiency of organic fertilisers (RELACS Practice Abstract)FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture , IFOAM Organics Europe , University of Hohenheim2022
Plant health care in organic farmingIFOAM Organics Europe2020
Recycling agricultural residues in organic farming by on-farm compost productionCREA - Council for Agricultural Research and...2022
RISE- Response-inducing sustainability evaluationBFH-HAFL - Bern University of Applied...2000
SMART- Sustainability Monitoring and Assessment RouTineFiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture20164.7 (12)
Weed control in organic farmingWODR - Wielkopolski Ośrodek Doradztwa Rolniczego w...OK-Net Arable2015
Wild bees and pollinationFiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture2016


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