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1171) Pervasive cropland in protected areas highlight trade-offs between conservation and food security
Biodiversity conservation strategies emphasize protected area expansion to mitigate species losses by safeguarding habitat. However, demand for land for food production is also increasing. This paper establishes a baseline estimate of where and why cropland occurs in protected areas. Cropland will not...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
1172) International Instruments for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: An Historical Appraisal
This paper critically reviews the evolution of concepts and principles that inspired the adoption and enforcement of international instruments related to the conservation, exchange and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, including agreements, governance and programs....
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2017
1173) Diversified Food System: Policy to Embed Crop Genetic Diversity in Food Value Chains
Current food systems and associated agricultural practices have led to a loss of crop diversity. The re-introduction of diversity in the agrifood systems is a complex process that involves a variety of realms, the mobilisation of multiple forms of knowledge and the active participation of all the diverse...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2019
1174) Farming with Biodiversity. Towards nature-positive production at scale.
Our food systems are putting an impossible strain on nature and failing to nourish all people on the planet. Transforming our food systems is therefore key to bending the curve of biodiversity loss and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The challenge ahead is to improve our food production...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
1175) Food security and biodiversity conservation in the context of sustainable agriculture: the role of agricultural extension
Accomplishing household food security simultaneously with biodiversity conservation, particularly on communal farm lands, constitutes a great challenge in South Africa. This is because biodiversity species are being threatened on lands wherein agricultural production is done in the name of securing food...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2013