Currently, extinction threatens 1 million life/plant forms. One project in Bertrange is geared towards protecting biodiversity: here, nature protection syndicate Sicona recently reintroduced a number of rare plants to a hay field where no pesticides are used.
According to Yves Schaak of Sicona, it is a number of agricultural and farming practices that endanger biodiversity, however this does not mean that farmers themselves should be blamed.
An extensive framework is being established in terms of European agricultural policy, says Schaak. Farmers will be able to follow a number of rulings, and it is they who decide how they want to manage their crops. Consumers also need to be taken into the equation: when farmers declare that cheap, low-quality food has it's price, they are right. More often than not, this price is diminished biodiversity.
A further cause is urbanisation. Schaak is of the opinion that is possible to bring farmers into accordance with biodiversity conservation, all it takes is planning.
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