Agriculture and biodiversity, growing with nature

The Paris Region Biodiversity Agency invites you to discover its video clip on the relationship between agriculture and biodiversity.

Since the second half of the 20th century, national and international policies have encouraged farmers to produce more and at a lower cost. This model, characterized by its high mechanization, the massive use of inputs and the homogenization of landscapes, is now questioned by many farmers. Indeed, they are prisoners of a system that has led them to high-yield practices, endangering the maintenance of biodiversity and traditional landscapes.

This is why an increasing proportion of farmers are now turning to an agriculture based on the understanding of ecological principles: they work with soil biodiversity, preserve the quality of water, rely on pest predators, favor protect wild pollinators; they plant hedgerows, restore ponds, sow flowering meadows and adopt practices to reintroduce wild or cultivated biodiversity at all scales.

This clip looks back at the impacts of intensive agriculture on wildlife and presents some agricultural practices that use and protect the biodiversity at the same time.

Its purpose is to raise awareness and encourage farmers to move forward virtuous practices, but also to invite consumers and convince private and public actors to support these farmers in order to change agricultural models in the Paris region.