MonViA

A farmland biodiversity monitoring for Germany

Term

2019-01-01 bis 2025-12-31

Project management

• Burkhard, Golla
• Tanja, Rottstock
• Lena, Ulber
• Christoph, Redwitz
• Jörn, Lehmhus

Responsible institute

Institut für Pflanzenschutz in Ackerbau und Grünland

Cooperation partner

• Institut für Anwendungstechnik im Pflanzenschutz (JKI)
• Institut für Biologischen Pflanzenschutz (JKI)
• Institut für Bienenschutz (JKI)
• Institut für ökologische Chemie, Pflanzenanalytik und Vorratsschutz (JKI)
• Institut für Pflanzenschutz in Obst- und Weinbau (JKI)
• Institut für Pflanzenbau und Bodenkunde (JKI)
• Institut für Strategien und Folgenabschätzung (JKI)
• Informations- und Koordinationszentrum für Biologische Vielfalt
• Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ländliche Räume, Wald und Fischerei

Overall objective of the project

In MonViA, the Julius Kühn-Institute develops in close co-operation with the Thünen-Institute and the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food a broad-based farmland biodiversity monitoring for Germany. The joint project consists of three main parts: a) a general, national wide trend monitoring based on a systematic sampling grid, b) an in-depth, question-based monitoring on specific issues focusing on insects and c) a Citizen-Science monitoring, based on the participation of farmers, associations and interested citizens. The as long-term designed project involves 6 specialist institutes from the TI, 8 from the JKI and the BLE with a total of more than 35 persons. In the sub-project "Monitoring other organisms groups - arable weeds" methods are developed and made available monitor arable weeds in a national monitoring scheme.

Funder

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture