Common ground, common future: how ecoagriculture can help feed the world and save wild biodiversity
2001
J. A. McNeely | S. J. Scherr
Half of the worlds protected areas are being heavily used for agriculture. Malnutrition and hunger are pervasive in 16 of the worlds 25 biodiversity hotspots. Ecosystems must therefore be managed to produce food and conserve biodiversity simultaneously.The report documents six key strategies in use that can help to achieve this:establishing networks of wildlife habitat in non-farmed areas and connecting these with larger protected areas;integrating perennial plants into farming systems to mimic natural habitats such as forests and savannahs;deploying farming methods that reduce pollution; increasing agricultural productivity on lands already being farmed to reduce further conversion of land to agriculture;modifying resource management in crop fields and other productive areas to enhance their value as wildlife habitat; establishing protected areas near farming plots, ranch land, and fisheries.The report also provides several dozen case studies of successful systems being undertaken in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
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