About
Us
Pratensis is consulting and mapping company based in Slovenia, where we specialize in providing expert consulting, mapping, and research services in the field of biodiversity. Our dedicated team is committed to delivering tailored solutions that support practices and enhance biodiversity conservation. Let us help you navigate the complexities of your projects with precision and insight.
Our Expertise
Consulting & Advisory Services
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Providing advice on biodiversity-friendly farming practices (grassland habitat type management, pollinators, conservation grazing, organic farming, agroforestry, CAP measures/interventions, agri-environmental schemes, …);
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providing individual expert and technical guidance to farmers to help them meet biodiversity related objectives;
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providing advice on Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) measures/interventions;
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providing advice on how to protect, restore and improve biodiversity in agricultural systems and landscapes;
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designing and implementing management- and result-based agri-environmental-climate schemes/measures for biodiversity;
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preparation of management programmes for Natura 2000 sites and protected areas;
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monitoring the implementation of environmental and agricultural legislation;
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checking the achievement and the realization of the objectives of the Birds Directive and the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora;
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providing advice in and finding innovative financial solutions and mobilising private investments for protecting and restoring biodiversity.
Field survey
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Grassland habitat type mapping;
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designing, planning and executing biodiversity monitoring;
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collecting in-situ data for Earth Observation and Remote sensing technologies;
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collecting agri-environmental, biological, ecological, environmental, biodiversity, vegetation, land use, agricultural and statistical data.
Research
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conducting research in the field of biodiversity of agricultural landscapes;
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conducting advanced geospatial analysis;
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assessing the effects of different agricultural management practices and various instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on biodiversity;
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evaluating the effectiveness of various environmental and Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) measures/interventions linked to biodiversity;
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assessing and measuring the delivery of agri-environment-climate public goods from farmers;
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conducting research in the field of innovative financial solutions.
Projects
BIOCAPITAL​ (ongoing): Mobilising Investments for Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity by Harnessing Innovative Financial Solutions and Advanced Geospatial Analytics. (Call: HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01-9- Biodiversity, economics and finance: unlocking financial flows towards reversing of biodiversity loss)
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LUCAS is a harmonised in situ land cover and land use data collection exercise that extends over the whole of the EU’s territory. An in situ survey implies that data are gathered through direct observations made by surveyors on the ground.
EMBAL is a robust monitoring tool to collect information on the state of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes in EU Member States.
Study of Vi Agroforestry’s impact on agrobiodiversity through Sustainable Agriculture and Land Management (SALM) and agroforestry – Tanzania, Kenya (2024) (Leading the Study of Vi Agroforestry’s Impact on Agrobiodiversity through SALM and Agroforestry)
Improving Capacities for Natura 2000 and CITES (Capacity Building with focus on EU financing of agro-environmental and forest environmental measures for implementation of Natura 2000 network in Northern Macedonia)