Ecoagriculture : strategies to feed the world and save biodiversity /

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 fa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McNeely, Jeffrey A.
Other Authors: Scherr, Sara J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington : Island Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Agrobiodiversity.
Agrobiodiversity conservation.
Biodiversité agricole.
Biodiversité agricole > Conservation.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
Agrobiodiversity
Agrobiodiversity conservation
Nutzpflanzen
Landwirtschaft
Naturschutz
Welternährung
Genetische Ressourcen
Biodiversität
Diversité biologique.
Agriculture > Aspect de l'environnement.
Agriculture durable.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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