Study reveals escalating cost of forest conservation
In the face of unprecedented deforestation and biodiversity loss, policy makers are increasingly using financial incentives to encourage conservation.
Environment
Apr 16, 2013
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News tagged with agricultural intensification
Weeds are vital to the existence of farmland species, study finds
Weeds, which are widely deemed as a nuisance plant, are vital to the existence of many farmland species according to a new University of Hull study published in the journal Biological Conservation today.
Ecology
Sep 29, 2011
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Irrigation decreases, urbanization increases monsoon rains
A Purdue University scientist has shown man-made changes to the landscape have affected Indian monsoon rains, suggesting that land-use decisions play an important role in climate change.
Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2009
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Study: Farming community approves of crops and sustainable management practices chosen for diversifying European fields
Agricultural intensification, characterized by the high use of external inputs such as energy and agrochemical products, negatively affects the environment, leading to soil degradation, loss of biodiversity and increased ...
Agriculture
Oct 6, 2022
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Crop intensification and organic fertilizers can be a long-term solution to perennial food shortages in Africa
Farmers in Africa can increase their food production if they avoid over dependence on chemical fertilizers, pesticides and practice agricultural intensification - growing more food on the same amount of land – using natural ...
Environment
Mar 18, 2014
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Farm ponds cut agricultural water pollution
The reintroduction of farm ponds could significantly reduce agricultural pollution in our streams and rivers, according to new research.
Environment
Jun 1, 2012
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Team identifies water vulnerability in border region
The Arizona-Sonora region has been called the front line of ongoing climate change, with global climate models projecting severe precipitation decreases and temperature increases coupled with vulnerability from urbanization, ...
Environment
Apr 17, 2012
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Integrating agriculture and forestry in the landscape is key to REDD
Evidence from benchmark sites across the tropics is proving that an integrated, multifunctional approach that allows for land-use sharing in agriculture, forests and other functions can achieve good results in reducing greenhouse ...
Environment
Jun 9, 2011
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Pesticides most important barrier for the recovery of biodiversity on farmland
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the early nineties the EU has implemented policies to reduce the dramatic negative effects of the use of pesticides on farmland. Nevertheless, a Europe wide study showed that insecticides and fungicides ...
Ecology
Jan 28, 2010
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