Tag Archives: Habitat management
New POSTnote encapsulates land sharing vs land sparing debate
A POSTnote from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology ‘Balancing Nature and Agriculture’ published online this week outlines the ongoing debate over land sparing versus land sharing in sustainable management of agricultural land for biodiversity conservation. Much biodiversity is … Continue reading
Posted in Agri-Environment Scheme, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, Habitat Loss, Land use, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
Tagged Agriculture, Biodiversity, Conservation, Habitat management, Land sharing, Land sparing, Land use, sustainable intensification
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Do Farmland Corridors Help or Hinder Pollinators?
A study conducted by academics from Oxford University and Earthwatch UK has challenged the long standing assumption that farmland facilitates the movement of pollinating insects between habitat fragments. The findings of the paper show that farmland corridors intended to help … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land use, Pollinator, wildlife corridors
Tagged Agriculture, Habitat management, Pollinator, wildlife corridors
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