This report assesses the influence of agricultural policy and regional development on the biodiversity of three selected countries: Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, and proposes directions for change. It aims at influencing policy-making in selected issues related to the agriculture sector to better conserve biodiversity in agricultural landscapes in Europe. The policy areas were world and inter-European trade; vertical integration – “from seed to shelf”; and the integration of biodiversity into the rural development programmes in Central Europe.