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Food and Sustainability

Food and Sustainability

Paul Behrens, Thijs Bosker, and David Ehrhardt
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date: 10 November 2024

p. 192. Biodiversity

What are the impacts of food production on biodiversity?locked

p. 192. Biodiversity

What are the impacts of food production on biodiversity?locked

  • Thijs Bosker, Thijs BoskerLeiden University College The Hague, Leiden University and Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University
  • Ellen Cieraad
  • , and Krijn Trimbos

Abstract

This chapter looks at biodiversity, the variety of life on Earth. It underscores that biodiversity is currently being lost at an alarming rate, pointing out that extinction rates are estimated to be 100- to 1000-fold higher than natural extinction levels. The chapter also discusses the five key threats to global biodiversity: habitat fragmentation, the introduction of invasive species, pollution, climate change, and the overexploitation of ecosystems. Then it examines how agriculture impacts other animals and plants. It describes the strategies of land sparing and land sharing, as well as the concept of rewilding. The chapter concludes with a discussion on biodiversity conservation efforts in agriculture such as agri-environmental schemes and nature-inclusive agriculture.

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