DzU article from 23.01.2025 | Last changed: 23.01.2025
Indicator: Grasslands
… Extensively managed grassland is important for species-rich plant communities that require nutrient-poor soils and which have become rare in agricultural … five continuous years. The loss of grasslands between 1991 and 2013 was due to more intensive agriculture and the associated changes in land use. Using grasslands for pasture and hay had become less attractive to farmers while there was a growing demand to cultivate the land …