Promoting biodiversity in agricultural landscapes and in public and private areas
The promotion of biodiversity affects everyone and so farmers, local authorities, public institutions, businesses and also every citizen can implement measures in their area.
The focus is on working with native wild plants, from which many animal species in particular benefit and with which high-quality and attractive flower strips, species-rich meadows, edges, public green spaces, dyke greening, water edge strips, erosion control strips and much more can be created.
The Anhalt University of Applied Sciences has developed and tested successful methods in Prof. Dr. Sabine Tischew's working group and works on the topic both regionally and nationally.
Main research areas
- Development of strategies for the integration of biodiversity-promoting measures into the operational processes of agricultural enterprises through biodiversity business plans and smart farming technologies
- Field trials on the diversification and maintenance of species-rich field margins and flower-rich structures on arable land to derive options for action
- Pilot projects for the multifunctional use of Agriculture land through the integration of biodiversity solar systems
Restoration and management of grassland habitats and heathlands:
- Field trials for the restoration of degraded Natura 2000 habitat types and populations
- Development and implementation of best-practice methods for the management of grassland habitats and heaths
- Evaluation of restoration measures and development of specialist information systems for knowledge transfer (offenlandinfo.de)
- Basic research on succession processes in post-mining landscapes
- Derivation of measures for the protection and development of biodiversity in post-mining landscapes
- Development and implementation of measures for the near-natural greening of post-mining areas and multifunctional subsequent use