Sustainable intensification in agriculture: the richer shade of green. A review
Agricultural intensification is required to feed the growing and increasingly demanding
human population. Intensification is associated with increasing use of resources, applied as …
human population. Intensification is associated with increasing use of resources, applied as …
Farming approaches for greater biodiversity, livelihoods, and food security
LA Garibaldi, B Gemmill-Herren, R D'Annolfo… - Trends in ecology & …, 2017 - cell.com
Scientists and policy-makers globally are calling for alternative approaches to conventional
intensification of agriculture that enhance ecosystem services provided by biodiversity. The …
intensification of agriculture that enhance ecosystem services provided by biodiversity. The …
Agriculture in 2050: recalibrating targets for sustainable intensification
The prevailing discourse on the future of agriculture is dominated by an imbalanced
narrative that calls for food production to increase dramatically—potentially doubling by …
narrative that calls for food production to increase dramatically—potentially doubling by …
A global synthesis of the effects of diversified farming systems on arthropod diversity within fields and across agricultural landscapes
Agricultural intensification is a leading cause of global biodiversity loss, which can reduce
the provisioning of ecosystem services in managed ecosystems. Organic farming and plant …
the provisioning of ecosystem services in managed ecosystems. Organic farming and plant …
Worldwide research trends on sustainable land use in agriculture
JA Aznar-Sánchez, M Piquer-Rodríguez… - Land use policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Currently, 42% of the world's population depends on agriculture for its livelihood,
and agriculture drives the economy of most developing countries. Therefore, human life on …
and agriculture drives the economy of most developing countries. Therefore, human life on …
Mitigating the precipitous decline of terrestrial European insects: Requirements for a new strategy
JC Habel, MJ Samways, T Schmitt - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2019 - Springer
Severe decline in terrestrial insect species richness, abundance, flying biomass, and local
extinctions across Europe are cause for alarm. Here, we summarize this decline, and identify …
extinctions across Europe are cause for alarm. Here, we summarize this decline, and identify …
Risks and opportunities of increasing yields in organic farming. A review
E Röös, A Mie, M Wivstad, E Salomon… - Agronomy for …, 2018 - Springer
Current organic agriculture performs well in several sustainability domains, like animal
welfare, farm profitability and low pesticide use, but yields are commonly lower than in …
welfare, farm profitability and low pesticide use, but yields are commonly lower than in …
Reframing the land‐sparing/land‐sharing debate for biodiversity conservation
C Kremen - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation biologists are devoting an increasing amount of energy to debating whether
land sparing (high‐yielding agriculture on a small land footprint) or land sharing (low …
land sparing (high‐yielding agriculture on a small land footprint) or land sharing (low …
[HTML][HTML] Meeting the food security challenge for nine billion people in 2050: What impact on forests?
Highlights•Majority forecasts for feeding the future global population predict an increase in a
croplands at the expense of forests and pastures.•A third of the forecasts shows that it is …
croplands at the expense of forests and pastures.•A third of the forecasts shows that it is …
[HTML][HTML] Does intensification slow crop land expansion or encourage deforestation?
The role of intensification in minimizing cropland and slowing deforestation is often disputed.
We make a broad distinction between technology-induced and market-induced …
We make a broad distinction between technology-induced and market-induced …