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EU satellites reveal how bio-fertiliser can protect the olive groves of southern Italy
Issue 610: The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Xfp) has attacked olive trees in Italy since 2013, with severe impacts. However, researchers have now used satellite data to show that bio-fertiliser is proving effective in restoring the agro-ecosystem.

Local support for protected areas linked to social impacts and personal attachment
Issue 610: This study across five European countries identifies key factors that influence local community support for protected areas and considers how stated support is also associated with compliance with regulations and the decision to volunteer.

A bird’s eye view of boreal forests: using satellite remote sensing to monitor biodiversity richness
Issue 610: Remote mapping shows promise as a cost-efficient way to roughly predict lichen communities in European boreal forests, finds a study of aspen trees in southern Finland.

Non-native species assessment of Spanish transitional waters (between land and sea) recommends proactive management
Issue 610: Invasive species can harm native ecosystems and impose a high cost on society. This study reports 129 non-native species at 30 sites in Spain at the fresh/saltwater interface and suggests prioritising monitoring and response efforts.

Euronews "The Road to Green", Episode 4: Farming with nature
Euronews explores what role agriculture could play in a sustainable future, dispelling some common myths about sustainable farming.

Restoration offers the biggest ecological benefits to grasslands
Issue 609: Abandoning grassland, as well as a focus on monocultural plantation forests on the habitat, hurts biodiversity and affects its capacity to provide services which enable effective ecosystem functioning, suggests research from Estonia.

Coppicing deciduous woodland promotes diversity of spider species
Issue 608: Field data from a Czech woodland shows how a coppicing regime affects spider diversity over time, providing evidence to suggest the effectiveness of this declining practice for enhancing woodland biodiversity.

Anti-worm drug used by farmers on livestock detected in Scottish red foxes, Vulpes vulpes
Issue 608: Red foxes are ingesting closantel, a veterinary drug. A study suggests that it is useful to monitor red foxes for veterinary residues in the environment as they are at risk of developing drug-resistant parasites.

Benefits of organic fertiliser and crop rotation for beetles and soil-dwelling creatures
Issue 608: Farmers could boost ecosystem services on their cropland by practicing traditional diversification methods that support arthropods, suggests a new study from Sweden.

Biodiversity: new IPBES report finds invasive alien species a growing and costly threat worldwide
More than 3,500 out of the 37,000 alien species that have been introduced by many human activities to regions and biomes around the world pose major global threats to nature, the economy, food security and human health.