P/N/77. Impacts of agricultural intensification on birds habitat in UK

The paper analyses the impacts of agricultural intensification on the habitat diversity in the UK focusing on the decline in farmland bird species. Changes in agricultural land management brought about by the increasing productive competition under the EU Common Agricultural Policy, are outlined including hedgerow removal, improvement of pasture, increased use of Agro-chemicals, land drainage, etc. Solutions for the bird decline problem are recommended.