Production systems that do not use environmentally sustainable practices are being
pressured to change their production strategies. Conventional agricultural practices are …

Ecological engineering for pest suppression aimed at promoting ecosystem services of
biological control, involves a range of environmentally-benign approaches to conserve and …

Rice is the dominant food staple and an important economic resource throughout Asia.
Lowland rice production also provides important wetland habitats in support of biodiversity …

Possibilities to combine augmentative biological control using Trichogramma spp. egg
parasitoids and conservation biological control through habitat manipulation, for the …

Ecological engineering using linear flower strips is proposed as an alternative to insecticide-
based rice pest management. However, its success depends on farmers' appreciations of …

Rice farming is the dominating agriculture activity in the Mekong Delta and has been of
significant importance for the region's economic development, but it has also had an impact …

Evaluating the real-world impacts of proposed restoration strategies is a complex process.
Typically, restoration is pursued to achieve a number of primary and secondary objectives …

Ecological engineering is defined as the design of ecosystems for the benefit of human
society and the environment. In Asia, the ecological engineering of rice fields by establishing …

Field ridges are commonly viewed as the stable semi-natural habitats for maintaining plant
diversity in the agricultural landscape. The high plant diversity could further support higher …

Productive restoration is intended to guarantee crop production whilst helping to conserve
biodiversity and other ecosystem services, but the recovery of these ecosystem components …