Tag Archives: sustainable intensification
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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‘Social capital’ reaps benefits for sustainable agriculture
Professor Jules Pretty gave a fascinating and wide-ranging insight into the sustainable intensification of agriculture on Tuesday afternoon at the BES Annual Meeting; this year’s BES Lecture. Prof. Pretty suggested that there was an ‘emerging consensus’ around the necessity of … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, BES, Soil, Sustainability
Tagged Agricultural Extension, Agriculture, Prof. Jules Pretty, sustainable intensification
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