[HTML][HTML] A review of the interactions between biodiversity, agriculture, climate change, and international trade: research and policy priorities
Striving to feed a population set to reach almost 10 billion people by 2050 in a sustainable
way is high on the research and policy agendas. Further intensification and expansion of …
way is high on the research and policy agendas. Further intensification and expansion of …
Trends in global agricultural land use: implications for environmental health and food security
The eighteenth-century Malthusian prediction of population growth outstripping food
production has not yet come to bear. Unprecedented agricultural land expansions since …
production has not yet come to bear. Unprecedented agricultural land expansions since …
Agriculture and climate change are reshaping insect biodiversity worldwide
Several previous studies have investigated changes in insect biodiversity, with some
highlighting declines and others showing turnover in species composition without net …
highlighting declines and others showing turnover in species composition without net …
The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis
Floral plantings are promoted to foster ecological intensification of agriculture through
provisioning of ecosystem services. However, a comprehensive assessment of the …
provisioning of ecosystem services. However, a comprehensive assessment of the …
Crop production in the USA is frequently limited by a lack of pollinators
JR Reilly, DR Artz, D Biddinger… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Most of the world's crops depend on pollinators, so declines in both managed and wild bees
raise concerns about food security. However, the degree to which insect pollination is …
raise concerns about food security. However, the degree to which insect pollination is …
Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat
International agreements aim to conserve 17% of Earth's land area by 2020 but include no
area‐based conservation targets within the working landscapes that support human needs …
area‐based conservation targets within the working landscapes that support human needs …
[HTML][HTML] Ecological intensification: bridging the gap between science and practice
There is worldwide concern about the environmental costs of conventional intensification of
agriculture. Growing evidence suggests that ecological intensification of mainstream farming …
agriculture. Growing evidence suggests that ecological intensification of mainstream farming …
Global agricultural productivity is threatened by increasing pollinator dependence without a parallel increase in crop diversification
The global increase in the proportion of land cultivated with pollinator‐dependent crops
implies increased reliance on pollination services. Yet agricultural practices themselves can …
implies increased reliance on pollination services. Yet agricultural practices themselves can …
Benefits of increasing plant diversity in sustainable agroecosystems
Recent studies have revealed many potential benefits of increasing plant diversity in natural
ecosystems, as well as in agroecosystems and production forests. Plant diversity potentially …
ecosystems, as well as in agroecosystems and production forests. Plant diversity potentially …
Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers
BACKGROUND The species richness of wild bees and other pollinators has declined over
the past 50 years, with some species undergoing major declines and a few going extinct …
the past 50 years, with some species undergoing major declines and a few going extinct …