Research project
CurveBend
CurveBend project aims to study the restauration of biodiversity in livestock landscapes through collective action, practical solutions, and research on ecological knowledge co-creation.
- Duration
- 2025 - 2032
- Contact
- Thomas Franssen
- Funding
- NWO
- Partners
32 researchers from 9 institutes and 38 societal cooperation partners
The CurveBend research project is a NWA-ORC project led by Professor Han Olff (University of Groningen). The project focuses on bending the curve of biodiversity loss and promoting a nature-positive society through mobilization of collective action at the landscape level. With a "hands-on" approach, CurveBend operates in three livestock-dominated regions: in Dutch meadows, the Argentine Pampas, and East African savannas. We study the mismatches in the spatial needs of plants, animals and people for the various parts of landscapes. In co-creation with societal partners, we seeks solutions to these mismatches. We aim to develop innovative, practical solutions for biodiversity restoration at the landscape scale serving as inspiration worldwide. CWTS will contribute in studying ecological knowledge production practices in agricultural collectives and ways in which different versions of ‘good’ ecological knowledge are achieved.