Focus 1 - Assessing the drivers of biodiversity change in agricultural landscapes

Focus 2 - Understanding the role of biological diversity in agricultural landscapes for the provision of ecosystem goods and services

Focus 3 - Exploring integrated scenarios for the sustainable use of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes

Agrobiodiversity, as used here, refers to managed and unplanned biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems, which closely interact with wild biodiversity within the larger landscape matrix.

The activities span the continuum from basic to applied research across eight benchmark sites worldwide and include adaptive land management in collaboration with local stakeholders.