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August 4, 2025

Nature helps a farmer when a farmer helps nature

Krista Takkis, Katrin Tambet, Tartu ülikool

Agriculture is a lifestyle based largely on experimentation. Which crops, varieties and animal breeds should be grown? Which technologies should be used? Which fertilizers and plant protection products? There are thousands of questions. Among them, there is one that may have received undeservedly little attention: How can nature help me in my work?

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June 17, 2025

Eurasian lynx caught on the nest camera of a Northern lapwing

Nele Sõber, Keskkonnaamet

The coastal meadows of Matsalu National Park are important nesting areas for meadow waders, with the small predators hunting for prey on the coastal meadows being their biggest enemies. The greater the number of trees and shrubs growing in coastal meadows, the greater the chance that foxes, European badgers and, in some cases, jackals will sneak over to the ground nests and feast on nesting birds’ eggs.