Nick Reid & Rhiannon Smith 
Managing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes 
Conservation, restoration and rewilding

Part 1 Principles

• 1.Key concepts in biodiversity management within agricultural landscapes: Andrew Bennett, La Trobe University, Australia


• 2.Integrated farm management (IFM) plans to promote biodiversity and other environmental benefits on individual farms: Geoff Squire, James Hutton Institute, UK


• 3.Understanding and improving the involvement of farmers and rural communities in implementing ecological restoration projects: Theodore Alter, Penn State University, USA


• 4.Implementing sustainable land use change programmes: Liz Lewis-Reddy, ADAS, UK

Part 2 Farmland and conservation practices

• 5.Soil health and ecological restoration: David Johnson, University of Manchester, UK


• 6.The design and impact of field margins/flower strips in promoting biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: Jane Morrison, Bishop’s University, Canada


• 7.The design and impact of hedgerows in promoting biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: Ian Montgomery, Queen’s University of Belfast, UK


• 8.The design and role of silvopastoral systems in promoting biodiversity and other benefits in agricultural landscapes: Sara Burbi, Coventry University, UK

Part 3 The role of government and the private sector in promoting on-farm conservation practices

• 9.Developing the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) for English agriculture: Ruth Little, Defra, UK


• 10.Developments in agri-environment schemes (AES): North America: Gordon Rausser, University of California-Berkeley, USA


• 11.Developments in agri-environment schemes (AES): Australia: Dean Ansell, Australian National University (ANU), Australia

Part 4 Habitat rewilding

• 12.Restoring wetlands in agricultural landscapes: Ruurd van Diggelen, University of Antwerp, Belgium


• 13.Rewilding grasslands/rangelands: Thomas Jones, REE-ARS, USA


• 14.Reforestation of agricultural landscapes: David Lindenmayer, Australian National University (ANU), Australia


• 15.Key issues in animal rewilding: Adrian Manning, Australian National University (ANU), Australia


• 16.Animal rewilding in theory and practice: Australia and New Zealand: Chris Dickman, University of Sydney, Australia

Part 5 Conclusions

• 17.Challenges and opportunities for enhancing biodiversity conservation in agricultural systems worldwide: Nick Reid, University of New England, Australia