Organic agriculture refers to a farming system that enhance soil fertility through maximizing
the efficient use of local resources, while foregoing the use of agrochemicals, the use of …

Organic farming is characterized by the prohibition of the use of chemical synthetic fertilizers,
pesticides, feed additives and genetically modified organisms and by the application of …

Climate change is the single most important global environmental and development issue
facing the world today and has emerged as a major topic in tourism studies. Climate change …

As the world's population continues to grow, the demand for food, fodder, fibre and
bioenergy will increase. In Europe, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has driven the …

Ecological intensification of agro-ecosystems, based on the optimization of ecological
functions such as biological pest control, to replace agrochemical inputs is a promising route …

A substantial proportion of the global land surface is used for agricultural production.
Agricultural land serves multiple societal purposes; it provides food, fuel and fibre and also …

Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 858–869 Abstract There is increasing recognition that
ecosystems and their services need to be managed in the face of environmental change …

Food production and consumption have a range of sustainability implications, including their
contribution to global emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). As some foodstuffs entail …

Organic farming is widely perceived as being more environmentally friendly than
conventional farming. As a form of sustainable agriculture, it receives substantial support …

There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that the simplification of land uses
associated with a strong dependence on agrochemical inputs is decreasing environmental …