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 Check it out! Ecoagriculture Partners and The World Conservation Union have released Farming with Nature: The Science and Practice of Ecoagriculture (Island Press 2007). Click here for more information or to order a copy. |
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Most of the world's wild biodiversity today is found in or around agricultural landscapes. In many of these regions not farming is not a realistic option. Crop, livestock, fish and forest production play too critical a role in economic prosperity, food security and rural employment. And global demand for food is growing rapidly, especially in low-income countries. Yet conserving wild biodiversity is also essential. Rural communities rely on wild species for food, fuel, medicines, raw materials, farm inputs and “safety nets” when crops or economies fail. Healthy ecosystems provide water, pollination, pest and disease control and other services for rural and urban populations, as well as cultural and spiritual values.
One of the greatest land use challenges of the 21st century is how to achieve agricultural production and sustain rural livelihoods in ways that also protect wild plant and animal species and the natural ecosystem services upon which both human and wildlife depend. We refer to land-use approaches that achieve these joint objectives at landscape scale as “ecoagriculture”.
Ecoagriculture Partners is an international non-profit organization that works with farmers, conservationists, researchers, leaders in rural development, entrepreneurs and policymakers around the world to sustain, develop and promote ecoagriculture.
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