Maximizing CAP impact: Advancing Climate, Biodiversity, and Farm Profitability Through Strategic Action.

Krisztin, T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9241-8628, Ringwald, L., Balkovič, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Cornford, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9963-3603, Freund, C., Havlík, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5551-5085, Lauerwald, R., O'Connor, L., Renhart, A., Tan, E., & Visconti, P. (2025). Maximizing CAP impact: Advancing Climate, Biodiversity, and Farm Profitability Through Strategic Action. LAMASUS Policy Brief 001

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Abstract

This analysis is based on new land-use management data from the Horizon Europe LAMASUS project, integrating biophysical crop and grass simulations, biodiversity models, and farm-level cost assessments. Environmental benefits are measured by biodiversity intactness (compared to pristine habitats) and CO₂-equivalent emissions from agricultural areas, including non-CO₂ greenhouse gases such as methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O). While the climate benefits alone would not justify the cost, these measures are highly cost-effective for biodiversity: win-win areas are identified where a €350 per hectare annual production loss results in both a 1-ton CO₂-equivalent reduction and a 1% gain in biodiversity intactness—making this a biodiversity-driven strategy with meaningful climate co-benefits.

Item Type:	Other
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Land use management; biodiversity; agricultural emissions; climate co-benefits; policy brief
Research Programs:	Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) > Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation (BEC) Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) > Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
Related URLs:	Dataset - https://www.lamasus.eu/resources/lum-geodatabase/
Depositing User:	Michaela Rossini
Date Deposited:	09 Jul 2025 10:20
Last Modified:	09 Jul 2025 10:20
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/20744

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