A team from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) shared their SYBERAC project research with the public at the recent Open Farm Sunday event at RSPB Hope Farm. Dr. Melanie Gibbs and her colleagues, Ivy Ng’iru and Leah Griffiths, used interactive displays, including a DNA barcoding activity, to explain their work on the risks and benefits of conservation habitats in crop field margins.

On 16th July 2024, experts from UKCEH and RSPB convened at Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, to discuss the impact of pesticides on non-target organisms. The workshop highlighted challenges in assessing pesticide effects due to incomplete data. A key outcome was the development of a strategy for a rapid, cost-effective evidence synthesis method to guide agricultural decisions, co-designed with stakeholders.