Common Ground on Food and Agricultural Systems

Agricultural support, biodiversity, and trade

2025 Vergez, A. | Siikamäki, Juha | Mittempergher, Damien | Piaggio, Matias |

At World Trade Organization (WTO), the key characteristic according to which support to agricultural producers is classified is their ability to distort international trade rather than their incidence and impacts on social or environmental dimensions. There is a lack of studies and analytical framework to guide policy decisions, such as understanding how specific support, in general, and in different agricultural sub-sectors, are linked to biodiversity, economic, social, and trade outcomes.

Sustainable agriculture and Nature-based Solutions

2024 Demozzi, T. | Oberč, B.P. | Prieto López, A. | Larbodière, Ludovic, | Borges, Maria Ana |

Unsustainable agricultural practices are among the main causes of biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution globally. It is thus essential to integrate environmental conservation practices in the agriculture sector when looking at pathways for a sustainable future. In this context, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) could be a critical tool for improving the status of productive landscapes.

Assessing the biodiversity-agriculture nexus

2024 Prieto López, A. | Odriozola, F. | Oberč, B.P. | Demozzi, T. | Ó Cuanacháin, D. | Cuvillard, O. |

Food is one of the basic needs for human life. At the same time, agriculture is a leading cause of biodiversity loss, driving 80% of deforestation and consuming 70% of freshwater resources globally. Conventional farming practices have further contributed to habitat degradation, soil depletion, and species loss. This report aims to provide a general overview of how the relationship between biodiversity and agriculture is assessed.
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