Eleven market and policy instruments (MPIs) showing the greatest potential to solve the CS dilemma: how ensuring economic viability of organic dairy farms and thus maintain their beneficial arable land management, and to support proposed transition strategies were selected and assessed via interviews with 10 experts - members of the Czech multi-actor platform (MAP) during autumn 2020; both qualitatively via the multi-criteria analysis (MCA) and qualitatively via homogeneous questionnaire.

This is the title of the editorial article in the latest issue Vol 47, No 3 (2020) of the open access Int. Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources focusing on agroecology. Thanks to the guest editor Prof. András Székács a review article on agroecology initiatives in Hungary - also referencing UNISECO - was published. Read abstracts and download full articles.

The key theme of the conference is the role of soil in alternative agricultural systems: how can we conserve, regenerate and build this treasure for our common future, how can we conserve, regenerate and build this treasure for our common future. UNISECO staff member, Alfréd Szilágyi will make a presentation about the soil ecosystem services and also facilitate a workshop in the afternoon about possibilities of soil amendments in permaculture systems.