Trends in global agricultural land use: implications for environmental health and food security

N Ramankutty, Z Mehrabi, K Waha… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The eighteenth-century Malthusian prediction of population growth outstripping food
production has not yet come to bear. Unprecedented agricultural land expansions since …

Land‐use intensity and the effects of organic farming on biodiversity: a hierarchical meta‐analysis

SL Tuck, C Winqvist, F Mota, J Ahnström… - Journal of applied …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The benefits of organic farming to biodiversity in agricultural landscapes continue to be hotly
debated, emphasizing the importance of precisely quantifying the effect of organic vs …

Land‐sharing/‐sparing connectivity landscapes for ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation

I Grass, J Loos, S Baensch, P Batáry… - People and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The land‐sharing versus land‐sparing debate recently stagnated, lacking an integrating
perspective in agricultural landscapes as well as consideration of ecosystem services. Here …

Where are the best opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the food system (including the food chain)?

T Garnett - Food policy, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper reviews estimates of food related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the global,
regional and national levels, highlighting both GHG-intensive stages in the food chain, and …

Multifunctional shade‐tree management in tropical agroforestry landscapes–a review

T Tscharntke, Y Clough, SA Bhagwat… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural intensification reduces ecological resilience of land‐use systems, whereas
paradoxically, environmental change and climate extremes require a higher response …

Contribution of trees to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes

E Barrios, V Valencia, M Jonsson… - … Journal of Biodiversity …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The production of sufficient food for an increasing global population while conserving
natural capital is a major challenge to humanity. Tree-mediated ecosystem services are …

[图书][B] Nature's matrix: linking agriculture, biodiversity conservation and food sovereignty

I Perfecto, J Vandermeer, A Wright - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
When first published in 2009, Nature's Matrix set out a radical new approach to the
conservation of biodiversity. This new edition pushes the frontier of the …

Quantifying the biodiversity value of tropical primary, secondary, and plantation forests

J Barlow, TA Gardner, IS Araújo… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Biodiversity loss from deforestation may be partly offset by the expansion of secondary
forests and plantation forestry in the tropics. However, our current knowledge of the value of …

Food sovereignty: a new rights framework for food and nature?

H Wittman - Environment and Society, 2011 - berghahnjournals.com
Food sovereignty, as a critical alternative to the concept of food security, is broadly defined
as the right of local peoples to control their own food systems, including markets, ecological …

Should agricultural policies encourage land sparing or wildlife‐friendly farming?

J Fischer, B Brosi, GC Daily, PR Ehrlich… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
As the demands on agricultural lands to produce food, fuel, and fiber continue to expand,
effective strategies are urgently needed to balance biodiversity conservation and agricultural …