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Soil: Plant hedgerows

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Soil: Plant hedgerows Synopsis Link

Soil: Plant or maintain ground cover in orchards or vineyards

Action Link 		Beneficial 22 Soil: Plant or maintain ground cover in orchards or vineyards Synopsis Link

Soil: Restore habitat along watercourses

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Soil: Restore habitat along watercourses Synopsis Link

Soil: Use crop rotations

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 14 Soil: Use crop rotations Synopsis Link

Soil: Use fewer grazers

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Soil: Use fewer grazers Synopsis Link

Soil: Use no tillage in arable fields

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 40 Soil: Use no tillage in arable fields Synopsis Link

Soil: Use no tillage instead of reduced tillage

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 20 Soil: Use no tillage instead of reduced tillage Synopsis Link

Soil: Use organic fertilizer instead of inorganic

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 26 Soil: Use organic fertilizer instead of inorganic Synopsis Link

Soil: Use reduced tillage in arable fields

Action Link 		Beneficial 40 Soil: Use reduced tillage in arable fields Synopsis Link

Water: Add compost to the soil

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 6 Water: Add compost to the soil Synopsis Link

Water: Add manure to the soil

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 5 Water: Add manure to the soil Synopsis Link

Water: Add sewage sludge to the soil

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Water: Add sewage sludge to the soil Synopsis Link

Water: Add slurry to the soil

Action Link 		Likely to be ineffective or harmful 7 Water: Add slurry to the soil Synopsis Link

Water: Exclude grazers

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 6 Water: Exclude grazers Synopsis Link

Water: Grow cover crops in arable fields

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 19 Water: Grow cover crops in arable fields Synopsis Link

Water: Plant buffer strips

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 5 Water: Plant buffer strips Synopsis Link

Water: Plant or maintain ground cover in orchards or vineyards

Action Link 		Trade-off between benefit and harms 21 Water: Plant or maintain ground cover in orchards or vineyards Synopsis Link

Water: Restore habitat along watercourses

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Water: Restore habitat along watercourses Synopsis Link

Water: Use crop rotations

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 4 Water: Use crop rotations Synopsis Link

Water: Use fewer grazers

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Water: Use fewer grazers Synopsis Link

Water: Use no tillage in arable fields

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 15 Water: Use no tillage in arable fields Synopsis Link

Water: Use no tillage instead of reduced tillage

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 10 Water: Use no tillage instead of reduced tillage Synopsis Link

Water: Use organic fertilizer instead of inorganic

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 11 Water: Use organic fertilizer instead of inorganic Synopsis Link

Water: Use reduced tillage in arable fields

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 17 Water: Use reduced tillage in arable fields Synopsis Link

Water: Use seasonal grazing

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Water: Use seasonal grazing Synopsis Link
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Mediterranean Farmland

Mediterranean Farmland - Published 2017

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