Tag Archives: biodiversity

European Commission publishes proposed restoration law

Bonsucro welcomes the news that the European Commission has published a proposal for a restoration law which sets legally binding targets to restore natural ecosystems. These would be the first legally binding targets in the world. The proposed law includes goals across Europe to increase biodiversity on farmland, reverse the decline of pollinators, and cut […]

Payment for environmental services in the context of sugarcane production

Environmental services are components of the ecosystem that can be consumed or used to produce human well-being. Landowners and farmers are in the unique position of being able to reduce environmental damage to local ecosystems and even act to conserve them. Payment for environmental services (PES) are relatively new schemes that seek to offer payment […]