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Background The nutrient-poor grasslands of Germany’s middle Hesse were traditionally grazed and mowed by livestock farmers but changes in agricultural practices have altered the nature of these once species-rich grassland habitats. Reduced grazing pressures and abandonment of grassland management methods has led to an overgrowth of bushes and general de ...

Background The current environmental management systems available on the market such as EMAS (the EU Eco-Management & Audit Scheme) or DIN EN ISO are not suitable for SMEs because they were designed in the first place for large companies, because SMEs generally do not have the financial and personnel resources to introduce them, and because SMEs are an ex ...