Reconciling Agriculture and Biodiversity: Policy and Research Challenges of ‘Ecoagriculture’
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| Author(s) | Scherr, S.J. McNeely, J.A. |
| Date | September 2002 |
| Reference type | Paper |
| Source name | WSSD (World Summit on Sustainable Development) Briefing Papers |
| Pages | 6 pp. |
| Publisher | IIED, London |
Summary
Conventional wisdom holds that modern farming is largely incompatible with wildlife conservation. Thus policies to protect wildlife typically rely on land use segregation, establishing protected areas from which agriculture is officially excluded. Farmers are seen as problems by those promoting this view of wildlife conservation. This paper argues, however, that enhancing the contribution of farming systems is an essential part of any biodiversity conservation strategy, and requires new technical research, support for local farmer innovation, and adoption of new agricultural and environmental policies at local, national and international levels.
Themes
Agriculture
Available from
http://www.undp.org/equatorinitiative/pdf/ecoagriculture.pdf
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