Implications Of Wide Scale Cropland Restoration

Author : Bhandary, Prapti,De Pinto, Alessandro,Robertson, Richard D.,Begeladze, Salome,Kuma, Chetan,Kwon, Ho-Young,Thomas, Timothy S.,Cenacchi, Nicola,Koo, Jawoo
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Implications of wide-scale cropland restoration by Bhandary, Prapti,De Pinto, Alessandro,Robertson, Richard D.,Begeladze, Salome,Kuma, Chetan,Kwon, Ho-Young,Thomas, Timothy S.,Cenacchi, Nicola,Koo, Jawoo Pdf

The results of this study reveal that the full inclusion of crop production in the forest landscape restoration approach could produce largescale, worldwide benefits for food security and therefore facilitate a wide uptake of restoration practices and the implementation of large restoration projects. The positive impacts are multifaceted and significant in size: a reduction in malnourished children ranging from three to six million; a reduced number of people at risk of hunger, estimated to be between 70 and 151 million; reduced pressure for expansion of cropland; increased soil fertility; and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, while also increasing yields and productivity. The benefits from restoration practices on crop production strongly suggest that a forest landscape restoration approach that meaningfully integrates agriculture can facilitate the implementation of restoration plans on large amounts of land.

Author : Richard J. Hobbs
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781610910989

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Old Fields by Richard J. Hobbs Pdf

Land abandonment is increasing as human influence on the globe intensifies and various ecological, social, and economic factors conspire to force the cessation of agriculture and other forms of land management. The “old fields” that result from abandonment have been the subject of much study, yet few attempts have been made to examine the larger questions raised by old field dynamics. Old Fields brings together leading experts from around the world to synthesize past and current work on old fields, providing an up-to-date perspective on the ecological dynamics of abandoned land. The book gives readers a broad understanding of why agricultural land is abandoned, the factors that determine the ecological recovery of old fields, and how this understanding contributes to theoretical and applied ecology. Twelve case studies from diverse geographical and climatic areas—including Australian rainforest, Brazilian Amazonia, New Jersey piedmont, and South African renosterveld—offer a global perspective on the causes and results of land abandonment. Concluding chapters consider the similarities and differences among the case studies, examine them in the context of ecological concepts, and discuss their relevance to the growing field of restoration ecology. Old Fields is the first book to draw together studies on old fields from both a theoretical and practical perspective. It represents an important contribution to the development of theory on old field dynamics and the practice of ecological restoration on abandoned farmland, and the broader implications of old field dynamics to ecology and restoration.

Author : H. Scott Butterfield,T. Rodd Kelsey,Abigail K. Hart
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781642831269

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Rewilding Agricultural Landscapes by H. Scott Butterfield,T. Rodd Kelsey,Abigail K. Hart Pdf

As the world population grows, so does the demand for food, putting unprecedented pressure on agricultural lands. In many desert dryland regions, however, intensive cultivation is causing their productivity to decline precipitously. "Rewilding" the least productive of these landscapes offers a sensible way to reverse the damage, recover natural diversity, and ensure long-term sustainability of remaining farms and the communities they support. This accessibly written, groundbreaking contributed volume is the first to examine in detail what it would take to retire eligible farmland and restore functioning natural ecosystems. The lessons in Rewilding Agricultural Landscapes will be useful to conservation leaders, policymakers, groundwater agencies, and water managers looking for inspiration and practical advice for solving the complicated issues of agricultural sustainability and water management.

Author : Nisikawa Usio,Tadashi Miyashita
Publisher : Springer
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431553304

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Social-Ecological Restoration in Paddy-Dominated Landscapes by Nisikawa Usio,Tadashi Miyashita Pdf

With a focus on environmentally friendly rice farming, this unique book integrates both ecosystem and human dimensions of ecological restoration to provide strategies to promote sustainable agriculture and rural development. Paddy fields have multiple functions beyond their role of producing rice: They serve as refuge habitats for a range of wildlife that once inhabited floodplain wetlands and contain a number of unique and threatened aquatic species. They also provide various ecosystem services for regional communities such as water retention, erosion control, flood control, fish culture, and educational opportunities. However, rice paddies are threatened worldwide due to the modernization of agriculture and abandonment of farmland caused by depopulation and the aging of rural communities. Therefore, multiple ecological and sociological aspects must be considered in the ecological restoration of paddy fields. This book aims to do so by incorporating various disciplines of natural and social sciences. Strategies for sustainable agriculture are reviewed, including financial incentives for farmers and the use of flagship wildlife species such as the crested ibis (toki) to promote ecological restoration. With the increasing popularity of environmentally friendly rice farming in parts of Asia and the western United States, this book offers model cases for sustainable management of paddy-dominated landscapes.

Author : Runsheng Yin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048126552

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An Integrated Assessment of China’s Ecological Restoration Programs by Runsheng Yin Pdf

China has been undertaking unprecedented ecological restoration efforts to deal with its problems of soil erosion, flooding, dust storms, and habitat loss. While there have been studies of these efforts, questions remain concerning whether they have been effectively implemented, what their induced socioeconomic and ecological impacts are, and how their performance can be improved. Tackling these important questions in an integrated manner, “An Integrated Assessment of China’s Ecological Restoration Programs” is extraordinary for its broad coverage and methodological rigor. It provides a substantial improvement over the conventional approach of simply reporting projects undertaken and accepting uncritically the government assessment, and thus fills an important knowledge gap of the restoration efforts being implemented upon a variety of ecosystems in China.

Author : Kyle, Jordan,Resnick, Danielle,Karkee, Madhab
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Improving the equity and effectiveness of Nepal’s fertilizer subsidy program by Kyle, Jordan,Resnick, Danielle,Karkee, Madhab Pdf

This paper examines the fertilizer subsidy program in Nepal from two different angles, both important for policy makers in the country. First, it analyzes who is benefiting from the program, and second, it examines how farmers rank the importance of public spending on fertilizer subsidies compared with other potential public investments. Whereas the former question is important for judging whether the program is meeting its objectives, the latter is essential to understanding the scope for reform, in particular the extent to which we could expect citizens to resist reforms to the subsidy program. We draw on these analyses as well as on examples from other countries to make policy recommendations to improve program implementation.

Author : Omilola, Babatunde,Robele, Sophia
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The central position of agriculture within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by Omilola, Babatunde,Robele, Sophia Pdf

This paper provides a helpful framing to understand both why and how policy attention and investments should be channeled through agriculture and agrifood systems as key vehicles for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It illustrates the ways in which agriculture, particularly within the context of food value chains, is uniquely positioned to holistically address the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development because of its existing reach and future potential. In this paper’s examination of the multiplicity of entry points the sector offers for fostering inclusive and sustainable economic growth, reversing harmful environmental trends, and enhancing the resilience of the poorest and most vulnerable populations, it traces some of the most potent pathways for agricultural policies and interventions to accelerate development outcomes across all country contexts.

Author : Lynn V. Dicks,Joscelyne E. Ashpole,Juliana Dänhardt,Katy James,Annelie M. Jönsson,Nicola Randall,David A. Showler,Rebecca K. Smith,Susan Turpie,David R. Williams,William J. Sutherland
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781784270322

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Farmland Conservation by Lynn V. Dicks,Joscelyne E. Ashpole,Juliana Dänhardt,Katy James,Annelie M. Jönsson,Nicola Randall,David A. Showler,Rebecca K. Smith,Susan Turpie,David R. Williams,William J. Sutherland Pdf

This synopsis covers evidence for the effects of conservation interventions for native farmland wildlife. It is restricted to evidence captured on the website www.conservationevidence.com. It includes papers published in the journal Conservation Evidence, evidence summarized on our database and systematic reviews collated by the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence. It is the thrid volume in the series Synopses of Conservation Evidence. Evidence was collected from all European countries west of Russia, but not those south of France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Romania. A list of interventions to conserve wildlife on farmland was developed collaboratively by a team of thirteen experts. A number of interventions that are not currently agri-environment options were added during this process, such as ‘Provide nest boxes for bees (solitary or bumblebees)’ and ‘Implement food labelling schemes relating to biodiversity-friendly farming’. Interventions relating to the creation or management of habitats not considered commercial farmland (such as lowland heath, salt marsh and farm woodland) were removed. The list of interventions was organized into categories based on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifications of direct threats and conservation actions. Interventions that fall under the threat category ‘Agriculture’ are grouped by farming system, with separate sections for interventions that apply to arable or livestock farms, or across all farming types.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Agricultural conservation
ISBN : MINN:31951D02855011V

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Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife by Anonim Pdf

"The bibliography is a guide to recent scientific literature covering effects of agricultural conservation practices on fish and wildlife. The citations listed here provide information on how conservation programs and practices designed to improve fish and wildlife habitat, as well as those intended for other purposes (e.g., water quality improvement), affect various aquatic and terrestrial fauna"--Abstract.

Author : Xiangbin Kong,Xinli Ke,Gergely Tóth,Minghong Tan
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832543986

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Agricultural land and environmental risks: Evidence, assessment and conservation transition by Xiangbin Kong,Xinli Ke,Gergely Tóth,Minghong Tan Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031036353

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Farmland Industries, Inc., Phosphate Mine NPDES Permit by Anonim Pdf

Author : Shuqing An,Jos T. A. Verhoeven
Publisher : Springer
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030148614

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Wetlands: Ecosystem Services, Restoration and Wise Use by Shuqing An,Jos T. A. Verhoeven Pdf

This volume explores major wetland ecosystem services, such as climate cooling and water quality improvement, and discusses the recent wetland conservation and restoration activities in China and neighboring countries. The role of wetlands in either cooling or warming the climate is analyzed as the net balance between carbon sequestration and emissions of methane and nitrous oxide. Wetlands start off having a net warming effect on the climate but in time switch to net cooling. Further, they remove 40% of the N and P from run-off and groundwater flow in agricultural areas, but wetlands need to amount to 10% of the total catchment area to make a difference. Reflecting on the recent large investment in wetland ecological studies in China and neighboring countries, the book addresses invasive species in coastal wetlands as well as the protection and wise use of tidal flats around the Yellow Sea. It also presents promising regional case studies on wetland restoration. The book is intended for academics, students and practitioners in the field of wetland ecology, management and restoration, as well as consultants and professionals working in conservation, wise use and environmental policy.

Author : David Whyte Macdonald,Ruth Feber
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780198745488

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Wildlife Conservation on Farmland: Managing for nature on lowland farms by David Whyte Macdonald,Ruth Feber Pdf

This innovative two-volume book highlights and examines the most important challenges facing farmers, conservationists, and policy makers, using examples of real-life, linked studies from a farmed landscape, which bridge the divide between the theory and practice of wildlife conservation on farmland.

Author : David W. Macdonald,Ruth E. Feber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191066269

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Wildlife Conservation on Farmland by David W. Macdonald,Ruth E. Feber Pdf

Using more than 30 years research from the author team at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), this volume reveals how agricultural systems and wildlife interact, presenting examples from scales varying from landscape to microcosm, from populations to individuals, covering plants, invertebrates, birds, and mammals. It demonstrates the essential ecosystem services provided by agricultural land, and discusses the implications of agricultural development for natural habitats and biodiversity.

Author : Stefano Pagiola
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0821344218

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The Global Environmental Benefits of Land Degradation Control on Agricultural Land by Stefano Pagiola Pdf

This book focuses on the global effects of land degradation, but emphasizes other important levels of land degradation: at the field level, it may result in reduced productivity; at the national level, it may cause flooding, and sedimentation; and, at the global level, it can contribute to climate changes, damaging bio-diversity, and international waters. The effects on climate changes are explored, and the report questions the extent to which land degradation on agricultural land, affects climate change. Does it increase emissions of greenhouse gases? Does it affect land's capacity to serve as a carbon sink? Can appropriate management enhance both land's productivity, and its capacity to store carbon? The carbon cycle in soils is analyzed, indicating land degradation is likely to reduce the ability of soils to serve as carbon sink, and release stored carbon into the atmosphere, and, bio-diversity effects are likely to be adverse. Global benefits of land degradation control, include afforestation, to allow increased carbon sequestration, and provide adequate bio-diversity habitats; and, community-based wildlife management, can provide alternatives to some marginal areas. Although integrating global dimensions into land degradation control projects, may reverse the field level, or national problems it is causing, difficulties and constraints will likely contribute to the failure of these projects.