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Editorial: High Nature Value farming systems in Europe by Lomba, Angela, McCracken, Davy, Herzon, Irina

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Organic animal farms increase farmland bird abundance in the Boreal region by Santangeli, Andrea, Lehikoinen, Aleksi, Lindholm, Tanja, Herzon, Irina

“…Agriculture is a primary driver of biodiversity loss worldwide, and several expensive schemes have been designed to make modern farming landscapes more…”
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Action needed for the EU Common Agricultural Policy to address sustainability challenges by Pe'er, Guy, Bonn, Aletta, Bruelheide, Helge, Dieker, Petra, Eisenhauer, Nico, Feindt, Peter H., Hagedorn, Gregor, Hansjürgens, Bernd, Herzon, Irina, Lomba, Ângela, Marquard, Elisabeth, Moreira, Francisco, Nitsch, Heike, Oppermann, Rainer, Perino, Andrea, Röder, Norbert, Schleyer, Christian, Schindler, Stefan, Wolf, Christine, Zinngrebe, Yves, Lakner, Sebastian, Gaston, Kevin

“…Making agriculture sustainable is a global challenge. In the European Union (EU), the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is failing with respect to biodiversity,…”
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Perennial fallow strips support biological pest control in spring cereal in Northern Europe by Toivonen, Marjaana, Huusela-Veistola, Erja, Herzon, Irina

“…•The effects of grass and wildflower strips on biological control were compared.•Wildflower strips performed slightly better than grass strips.•The proximity…”
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Probing the grounds: Developing a payment-by-results agri-environment scheme in Finland by Birge, Traci, Toivonen, Marjaana, Kaljonen, Minna, Herzon, Irina

“…•Potential for results-based agri-environment schemes is identified in Finland.•Indicator species work well in identifying most species-rich…”
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Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland by Sutcliffe, Laura M. E., Batáry, Péter, Kormann, Urs, Báldi, András, Dicks, Lynn V., Herzon, Irina, Kleijn, David, Tryjanowski, Piotr, Apostolova, Iva, Arlettaz, Raphaël, Aunins, Ainars, Aviron, Stéphanie, Baležentienė, Ligita, Fischer, Christina, Halada, Lubos, Hartel, Tibor, Helm, Aveliina, Hristov, Iordan, Jelaska, Sven D., Kaligarič, Mitja, Kamp, Johannes, Klimek, Sebastian, Koorberg, Pille, Kostiuková, Jarmila, Kovács-Hostyánszki, Anikó, Kuemmerle, Tobias, Leuschner, Christoph, Lindborg, Regina, Loos, Jacqueline, Maccherini, Simona, Marja, Riho, Máthé, Orsolya, Paulini, Inge, Proença, Vânia, Rey-Benayas, José, Sans, F. Xavier, Seifert, Charlotte, Stalenga, Jarosław, Timaeus, Johannes, Török, Péter, van Swaay, Chris, Viik, Eneli, Tscharntke, Teja

“…A large proportion of European biodiversity today depends on habitat provided by low-intensity farming practices, yet this resource is declining as European…”
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Semi-natural habitats in boreal Europe: a rise of a social-ecological research agenda by Herzon, Irina, Raatikainen, Kaisa J., Wehn, Sølvi, Rūsiņa, Solvita, Helm, Aveliina, Cousins, Sara A. O., Rašomavičius, Valerijus

“…The European continent contains substantial areas of semi-natural habitats, mostly grasslands, which are among the most endangered habitats in Europe. Their…”
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Linking pollinator occurrence in field margins to pollinator visitation to a mass-flowering crop by Toivonen, Marjaana, Herzon, Irina, Toikkanen, Jenni, Kuussaari, Mikko

“…Uncultivated field margins are important refugia for pollinating insects in agricultural landscapes. However, the spill-over of pollination services from field…”
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Innovation brokers in High Nature Value farming areas: a strategic approach to engage effective socioeconomic and agroecological dynamics by Bernard, Claire, Poux, Xavier, Herzon, Irina, Moran, James, Pinto-Correia, Teresa, Dumitras, Diana, Ferraz-de-Oliveira, Maria Isabel, Gouriveau, Fabrice, Goussios, Dimitris, Jitea, Mugurel, Kazakova, Yanka, Koivuranta, Riina, Lerin, Francois, Ljung, Magnus, Lomba, Angela, Mihai, Valentin, Puig de Morales Fusté, Maite, Vlahos, George

“…High Nature Value (HNV) farmlands currently retain most of the biodiversity associated with agricultural landscapes in Europe. In a time of globalized food…”
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Voluntary non-monetary approaches for implementing conservation by Santangeli, Andrea, Arroyo, Beatriz, Dicks, Lynn V., Herzon, Irina, Kukkala, Aija S., Sutherland, William J., Moilanen, Atte

“…The voluntary non-monetary approach to conservation refers to actions that citizens or organizations could voluntarily implement in their area of influence…”
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Exploring cultural acceptability of a hypothetical results-based agri-environment payment for grassland biodiversity by Birge, Traci, Herzon, Irina

“…Results-oriented payment approaches are a means to deliver ecological results in agri-environment schemes. The results-based approach requires that farmers…”
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Motivations and experiences in managing rare semi-natural biotopes: A case from Finland by Birge, Traci, Herzon, Irina

“…•Farmer/landowner motivations for managing traditional rural biotopes (TRBs) explored.•No difference in motivations between managers who use TRBs and those…”
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Agricultural drainage ditches, their biological importance and functioning by Herzon, Irina, Helenius, Juha

“…We reviewed studies on the biological state of agricultural drainage ditches in the temperate and boreal zones of the Northern Hemisphere. We looked at the…”
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Simplistic understandings of farmer motivations could undermine the environmental potential of the common agricultural policy by Brown, Calum, Kovács, Eszter, Herzon, Irina, Villamayor-Tomas, Sergio, Albizua, Amaia, Galanaki, Antonia, Grammatikopoulou, Ioanna, McCracken, Davy, Olsson, Johanna Alkan, Zinngrebe, Yves

“…•We compare literature and interviews on farmers’ decision-making.•Literature suggests a wide range of interacting factors affect farmer choices.•Policy-maker…”
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Differing effects of fallow type and landscape structure on the occurrence of plants, pollinators and birds on environmental fallows in Finland by Toivonen, Marjaana, Herzon, Irina, Kuussaari, Mikko

“…•Grassland fallow and meadow fallow represent alternative fallowing strategies.•Surrounding forest and perennial grassland modified the value of fallow…”
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Weak effects of farming practices corresponding to agricultural greening measures on farmland bird diversity in boreal landscapes by Ekroos, Johan, Tiainen, Juha, Seimola, Tuomas, Herzon, Irina

“…Context The current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union includes three greening measures, which are partly intended to benefit farmland…”
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Farmers’ perceptions of biodiversity and their willingness to enhance it through agri-environment schemes: A comparative study from Estonia and Finland by Herzon, Irina, Mikk, Merit

“…This comparative study is based on structured interviews with farmers participating in the agri-environment schemes in Estonia and Finland. It explores…”
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Flies are important pollinators of mass-flowering caraway and respond to landscape and floral factors differently from honeybees by Toivonen, Marjaana, Karimaa, Anna-Elina, Herzon, Irina, Kuussaari, Mikko

“…Non-bee insects have been identified as important crop pollinators globally. However, strategies to protect pollinators and enhance crop pollination usually…”
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Environmental fallows as a new policy tool to safeguard farmland biodiversity in Finland by Toivonen, Marjaana, Herzon, Irina, Helenius, Juha

“…► Novel agri-environment fallowing scheme in Finland was assessed for biodiversity values. ► The meadow fallow type held the highest number of vascular plant…”
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Plant functional diversity in agricultural margins and fallow fields varies with landscape complexity level: Conservation implications by Ma, Maohua, Herzon, Irina

“…•Fallow fields had the highest contribution to the total functional diversity in simple landscapes.•River margins supported the greatest functional…”
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