In the study “A novel framework for assessing ecosystem services through agroecological practices”, authors Bassignana et al. (2025) introduce the APES (Agroecological Practices for Ecosystem Services) framework, developed under the Horizon 2020 RADIANT project. The tool links specific agroecological practices to 22 ecosystem services (8 provisioning, 14 regulating/supporting) and includes a case study on dairy farms in Northern Italy.
Key take-aways:

• It emphasises farm-level participatory assessment, involving both farmers and stakeholders in Greece and Scotland.
• Highlights how diversified agroecological systems generate ecosystem services through interactions of multiple practices, not just isolated interventions.
• It suggests that visibility and measurement of ecosystem services can support transitions to more sustainable food systems, by giving tangible value to practices.
• For agronomists, land-managers and policy advisors, the study underscores the need to go beyond “how much area is set aside” and instead look at what practices are implemented, how they interact, and how they deliver real ecosystem functions.