12-13.10.2023

Block 1: Importance of Biodiversity in agriculture

Drivers and conservation of farmland biodiversity and its ecosystem services – dr Eva Knop, Research Division Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope, Zürich, Switzerland, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

The importance of biodiversity in agriculture, dr. Ben Woodcock, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Great Britain

The future of biodiversity and associated ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes in Europe, prof. Klaus Birkhofer, Department of Ecology, Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus – Senftenberg, Germany

Ground beetles (Carabidae, Coleoptera) in the agricultural landscape – a fading hope – prof. Paweł Sienkiewicz, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Entomology and Landscape Protection

Block 2: Pollinators and pollination: impacts and drivers

Pollinators and Pollination; Effects of Climate Change, Pesticides and Other Drivers – dr Anders Nielsen, Department of Landscape and Biodiversity, Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)

What do we need to know about pollination effectiveness – ecological and economic outlook – prof. Bożena Denisow, Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Subdepartment of Plant Biology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin

Wild bees as drivers of agricultural production, and agroecological practices as drivers of wild bee conservation, prof. Nicolas J. Vereecken, Agroecology Lab, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe CP 264/02, B-1050,

Brussels, Belgium