Farming with nature. The science and practice of ecoagriculture
This book assesses the current state of ecoagriculture systems and practices and begins developing a strategy to promote and support ecoagriculture development throughout the world. It contains 22 separately authored chapters divided into three sections: (1) agricultural production in ecoagriculture landscapes; (2) biodiversity and ecosystem management in ecoagriculture landscapes; and (3) institutional foundations for ecoagriculture. Section 1 presents current knowledge about agricultural production systems that have benign or positive impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. It specifically identifies barriers, gaps, and opportunities for increasing sustainable agricultural production in ways compatible with biodiversity conservation. The chapters in this section address annual crops, perennial crops, and livestock, as well as associated species, such as wild pollinators and soil microorganisms, and how diversity of domesticated species interacts with overall biodiversity. Section 2 presents what has been learned about managing landscapes to achieve biodiversity and ecosystem objectives within mixed production-conservation mosaics. The chapters in this section specifically examine ecosystem design principles for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity conservation, watershed management, and describe new developments in adaptive management, research, and monitoring at the landscape scale. Finally, the third section focuses on community-to-policy level action across ecosystems and farming systems to develop, implement, manage, and scale up successful ecoagriculture approaches. The chapters in this section examine the central role of rural community leadership in developing ecoagriculture landscapes and overcoming barriers. They also discuss new market-based approaches to increasing the financial viability of ecoagriculture, and policy actions needed to benefit livelihoods and ecosystems at a meaningful scale.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Washington, DC (USA) Island press
2007
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| Subjects: | biodiversity conservation, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, agrobiodiversity, |
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| Summary: | This book assesses the current state of ecoagriculture systems and practices and begins developing a strategy to promote and support ecoagriculture development throughout the world. It contains 22 separately authored chapters divided into three sections: (1) agricultural production in ecoagriculture landscapes; (2) biodiversity and ecosystem management in ecoagriculture landscapes; and (3) institutional foundations for ecoagriculture. Section 1 presents current knowledge about agricultural production systems that have benign or positive impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. It specifically identifies barriers, gaps, and opportunities for increasing sustainable agricultural production in ways compatible with biodiversity conservation. The chapters in this section address annual crops, perennial crops, and livestock, as well as associated species, such as wild pollinators and soil microorganisms, and how diversity of domesticated species interacts with overall biodiversity. Section 2 presents what has been learned about managing landscapes to achieve biodiversity and ecosystem objectives within mixed production-conservation mosaics. The chapters in this section specifically examine ecosystem design principles for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity conservation, watershed management, and describe new developments in adaptive management, research, and monitoring at the landscape scale. Finally, the third section focuses on community-to-policy level action across ecosystems and farming systems to develop, implement, manage, and scale up successful ecoagriculture approaches. The chapters in this section examine the central role of rural community leadership in developing ecoagriculture landscapes and overcoming barriers. They also discuss new market-based approaches to increasing the financial viability of ecoagriculture, and policy actions needed to benefit livelihoods and ecosystems at a meaningful scale. |
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