Agriculture and biodiversity : developing indicators for policy analysis : proceedings from an OECD Expert Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland, November 2001.

Oecd Agri-biodiversity Indicators: Background Paper / Kevin Parris -- Biological Diversity Of Livestock And Crops: Useful Classification And Appropriate Agri-environmental Indicators / Frank Wetterich -- Developing Biodiversity Indicators For Livestock In Greece / A. Georgoudis [and Others] -- Plant Genetic Resources And Agri-biodiversity In The Czech Republic / Ladislav Dotlacil [et Al.] -- Wild Flora And Fauna In Irish Agro-ecosystems: A Practical Perspective On Indicator Selection / Jane Feehan -- An Agricultural Habitat Indicator For Wildlife In Korea / Jin-han Kim [et Al.]. Using Bird Data To Develop Biodiversity Indicators For Agriculture / Melanie Heath And Matthew Rayment -- Overview Of Biodiversity Indicators Related To Agriculture In Belgium / Visi García Cidad [and Others] -- Eco-fauna-database: A Tool For Both Selecting Indicator Species For Land Use And Estimating Impacts Of Land Use On Animal Species / Thomas Walter And Karin Schneider -- Estimating Wildlife Habitat Trends On Agricultural Ecosystems In The United States / Stephen J. Brady And Curtis H. Flather. Monitoring Habitat Change In Japanese Agricultural Systems / David S. Sprague -- National And Regional Level Farmland Biodiversity Indicators In Finland / Mikko Kuussaari And Janne Heliölä -- Developing Habitat Accounts: An Application Of The United Kingdom Countryside Surveys / Andrew Stott -- Agri-biodiversity Indicators: A View From Unilever Sustainable Agriculture Initiative / Gail Smith And David Pendlington -- Indicators Of Agri-biodiversity: Australia's Experience / James Walcott, Jean Chesson, And Peter O'brien. Using Biological And Land Use Information To Develop Indicators Of Habitat Availability On Farmland / Terence Mcrae And Ted Weins -- Assessing Biodiversity In The United States Agricultural Ecosystems / Michael J. Mac -- The State Of Agro-biodiversity In The Netherlands: Integrating Habitat And Species Indicators / Ben Ten Brink. A Selection Of Papers From The Oecd Expert Meeting On Agri-biodiversity Indicators, Held 5-8 November, 2001 In Zurich, Switzerland, Under The Auspices Of The Oecd Joint Working Party On Agriculture And Environment. Includes Bibliographical References. Preamble Summary and Recommendations OECD Agri-Biodiversity Indicators: Background Paper by Kevin Parris Biological Diversity of Livestock and Crops: Useful Classification and Appropriate Agri-Environmental Indicators by Frank Wetterich Developing Biodiversity Indicators for Livestock in Greece by A. Georgoudis, A. Baltas, E. Danou, K. Fragos, Ch. Tsafaras, and Ch Ligda Plant Genetic Resources and Agri-Biodiversity in the Czech Republic by Ladislav Dotlacil, Zdenek Stehno, Anna Michalova and Iva Faberova Wild Flora and Fauna in Irish Agro-Ecosystems: a Practical Perspective on Indicator Selection by Jane Feehan An Agricultural Habitat Indicator for Wildlife in Korea by Jin-Han Kim, Byung HO Yoo, Changman won, Jin-Young Park and Jeong-Yeon Yi Using Bird Data to Develop Biodiversity Indicators for Agriculture by Melanie Heath and Matthew Rayment None Overview of Biodiversity Indicators Related to Agriculture in Belgium by Visi Farcia Cidad, Geert De Blust, Jean-Francois Maljean, Alain Peeters Eco-Fauna-Database: A Tool for Both Selecting Indicator Species for Land Use and Estimating Impacts of Land Use on Animal Species by Thomas Walter and Karin Schneider Estimating Wildlife Habitat Trends on Agricultural Ecosystems in the United States by Stephen Brady and Curtis H. Flather Monitoring Habitat Change in Japanese Agricultural Systems by David S. Sprague National and Regional Level Farmland Biodiversity Indicators in Finland by Mikko Kuussaari and Janne Heliola Developing Habitat Accounts: An Application of the United Kingdom Countryside Surveys by Andrew Stott Agri-Biodiversity Indicators: A View from the Unilever Sustainable Agricultural Initiative by Gail Smith and David Pendlington Indicators of Agri-Biodiversity - Australia's Experience by James Walcott, Jean Chesson. and Peter O'Brien None Using Biological and Land Use Information to Develop Indicatos of Habitat Availability on Farmland by Terence McRae and Ted Weins Assessing Biodiversity in the United States Agricultural Ecosystems by MIchael J. Mac The State of Agro-Biodiversity in the Netherlands: Integrating Habitat and Species Indicators by Ben ten Brink Annex: Complete List of Documents and Information Provided at the Meeting This book is a collection of papers from the OECD meeting on Agri-biodiversity Indicators held jointly with the EU and international organisations in November 2001, in Zurich-Rechkenhols, Switzerland. A key outcome was to establish a common agri-biodiversity framework that helps understand the complexity of agri-biodiversity linkages. Papers cover the following topics; agricultural genetic resources, wild species, ecosytems, linking habitats to species and an overview of agri-biodiversity indicators. It includes a set of recommendations to OECD with respect to agri-biodiversity. Proceedings from an OECD Expert Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland, €November 2001 What are the impacts on biodiversity of current farm policies and potential reduction of subsidies to agriculture? Are international interests in biodiversity and trade liberalization complementary or in conflict? The OECD is developing a set of agri-biodiversity indicators as a tool for policy makers and other stakeholders to help answer these questions