Organic agriculture is often perceived as more sustainable than conventional farming. We
review the literature on this topic from a global perspective. In terms of environmental and …

Current agricultural practices are increasingly considered to be unsustainable, causing
serious threats to the environment. To meet international and European sustainability goals …

Background. Around two-thirds of global GHG emissions are directly and indirectly linked to
household consumption, with a global average of about 6 tCO 2 eq/cap. The average per …

Agriculture today places great strains on biodiversity, soils, water and the atmosphere, and
these strains will be exacerbated if current trends in population growth, meat and energy …

Highlights•Sustainable and ecological intensification differ less in their definitions than in
their discourses.•Ecological intensification is compatible with and relies on nature and …

Agriculture is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and must
feature in efforts to reduce emissions. Organic farming might contribute to this through …

We hypothesize that biological diversification across ecological, spatial, and temporal scales
maintains and regenerates the ecosystem services that provide critical inputs—such as …

Organic agriculture refers to a farming system that enhance soil fertility through maximizing
the efficient use of local resources, while foregoing the use of agrochemicals, the use of …

It is anticipated that organic farming systems provide benefits concerning soil conservation
and climate protection. A literature search on measured soil-derived greenhouse gas …

Organic agriculture (OA) is practiced on 1% of the global agricultural land area and its
importance continues to grow. Specifically, OA is perceived by many as having less negative …