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Gabel, Vanessa M.; Meier, Matthias S.; Köpke, Ulrich; Stolze, Matthias. |
Agriculture is considered to be one of the main drivers for worldwide biodiversity loss but the impacts of agricultural production on biodiversity have not been extensively considered in Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs). Recent realisation that biodiversity impact should be included in comprehensive LCAs has led to attempts to develop and implement methods for biodiversity impact assessment. In this review, twenty-two different biodiversity impact assessment methods have been analysed to identify their strengths and weaknesses in terms of their comprehensiveness in the evaluation of agricultural products. Different criteria, which had to meet the specific requirements of biodiversity research, life cycle assessment methodology, and the evaluation of... |
Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/33419/1/gabel-etal-2016-JEnvironManagment_Vol181-p249-260.pdf |
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Schader, Christian; Jud, Katja; Meier, Matthias S.; Kuhn, Till; Oehen, Bernadette; Gattinger, Andreas. |
Quantitative assessments of the effectiveness of GHG mitigation measures at farm level are scarce. Hence, the aim of this study was to quantify the GHG mitigation potential of selected measures on two typical organic farms in Switzerland. We built a single-farm model which enabled us to calculate the GHG emissions and energy consumption at farm level using a life cycle assessment approach. The model was used to calculate the effects of 13 different mitigation measures on a Swiss organic dairy and a Swiss organic mixed farm. At the dairy and mixed farm, respectively, 5.4% and 5.5% of mitigation in relation to the farms’ total GHG emissions could be realized by technical means and 15.4% and 12.9% with agronomic measures. Technical measures include the use of... |
Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Air and water emissions. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/26227/1/Schader_et_al_2014_JCP.pdf |
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