Positive but variable effects of crop diversification on biodiversity and ecosystem services

D Beillouin, T Ben‐Ari, E Malézieux… - Global change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological theory suggests that biodiversity has a positive and stabilizing effect on the
delivery of ecosystem services. Yet, the impacts of increasing the diversity of cultivated crop …

Sustainable pest regulation in agricultural landscapes: a review on landscape composition, biodiversity and natural pest control

FJJA Bianchi, CJH Booij… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Agricultural intensification has resulted in a simplification of agricultural landscapes by the
expansion of agricultural land, enlargement of field size and removal of non-crop habitat …

Tensions in corporate sustainability: Towards an integrative framework

T Hahn, J Pinkse, L Preuss, F Figge - Journal of business ethics, 2015 - Springer
This paper proposes a systematic framework for the analysis of tensions in corporate
sustainability. The framework is based on the emerging integrative view on corporate …

Ecological impacts of early 21st century agricultural change in Europe–a review

C Stoate, A Baldi, P Beja, ND Boatman, I Herzon… - Journal of environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
The impacts of agricultural land use are far-reaching and extend to areas outside
production. This paper provides an overview of the ecological status of agricultural systems …

Relocating croplands could drastically reduce the environmental impacts of global food production

RM Beyer, F Hua, PA Martin, A Manica… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Agricultural production has replaced natural ecosystems across the planet, becoming a
major driver of carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, and freshwater consumption. Here we …

Identifying and managing the conflicts between agriculture and biodiversity conservation in Europe–A review

K Henle, D Alard, J Clitherow, P Cobb, L Firbank… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper reviews conflicts between biodiversity conservation and agricultural activities in
agricultural landscapes and evaluates strategies to reconcile such conflicts. Firstly, a …

Using ecological thresholds to evaluate the costs and benefits of set-asides in a biodiversity hotspot

C Banks-Leite, R Pardini, LR Tambosi, WD Pearse… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Ecological set-asides are a promising strategy for conserving biodiversity in human-modified
landscapes; however, landowner participation is often precluded by financial constraints …

Maximizing arthropod‐mediated ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes: the role of native plants

R Isaacs, J Tuell, A Fiedler, M Gardiner… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Beneficial arthropods, including native bees, predators, and parasitoids, provide valuable
ecosystem services worth $8 billion to US agriculture each year. These arthropod‐mediated …

Reassessing science communication for effective farmland biodiversity conservation

E Velado-Alonso, D Kleijn, I Bartomeus - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2024 - cell.com
Integrating biodiversity conservation into agriculture is a pressing challenge promoted by
conservationists. Although biodiversity can also provide important benefits to farmers, the …

Policies can help to apply successful strategies to control soil and water losses. The case of chipped pruned branches (CPB) in Mediterranean citrus plantations

A Cerdà, J Rodrigo-Comino, A Giménez-Morera… - Land use policy, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a need to devise management strategies that control soil and water losses in
agriculture land to allow the design of proper policies to achieve sustainability. It is the …