Ecoagriculture :strategies to feed the world and save biodiversity
- 作者: McNeely, Jeffrey A.
- 其他作者: Scherr, Sara J.
- 出版: Washington : Island Press ©2003.
- 稽核項: 1 online resource (xxvii, 323 pages) :illustrations.
- 標題: Agriculture durable. , Agrobiodiversity conservation. , Biodiversité agricole , Naturschutz , SCIENCE Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity. , Life SciencesBiological Diversity. , AnimalsWildlife. , Aspect de l'environnement. , Biodiversité agricole Conservation. , Biodiversité agricole. , Nutzpflanzen , Conservation. , NATURE Animals -- Wildlife. , NATURE , SCIENCE , Genetische Ressourcen , Diversité biologique. , Electronic books. , Biodiversität , Agriculture Aspect de l'environnement. , Agrobiodiversity. , Welternährung , Landwirtschaft , Agriculture
- ISBN: 1597268623 , 9781597268622
- ISBN: 1559636440 , 9781559636445 , 1559636459 , 9781559636452
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- 附註: Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-315) and index. Introduction -- Wild biodiversity under threat -- Agriculture and human welfare -- Agriculture and wild biodiversity -- Ecoagriculture: genesis of the approach -- Making space for wildlife in agricultural landscapes -- Enhancing the habitat value of productive farmlands -- Coexisting with wild biodiversity in ecoagriculture systems -- Policies to promote ecoagriculture -- Market incentives for ecoagriculture -- Institutions to support ecoagriculture -- Bringing ecoagriculture into the mainstream.
- 摘要: McNeely (chief scientist, IUCN-The World Conservation Union) and Scherr (advisor, Future Harvest-Washington, D.C.) argue that the maintenance of biological diversity can be compatible with increased agricultural yield. They detail 36 case studies that suggest farmers can gain economic benefits in farming systems that promote biodiversity. Technological innovation is a primary key to the promotion of "ecoagriculture." They provide separate recommendations for areas where the top priorities are maintaining biodiversity, improving agricultural productivity, or promoting poverty reduction.
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