Conserving biodiversity on farmland – A guide to agriculture extension work
Conserving biodiversity on farmland – A guide to agriculture extension work
This handbook is a revised version of the first edition which was based on results from a research project “Conserving biodiversity on the modernising farmed landscapes of Uganda” and the CCI Collaborative funded project Farming for wild nature ‐ integration of biodiversity and sustainable development in tropical agricultural landscapes in Africa. The project aimed to identify best practices for the long term conservation of biodiversity in farmed landscapes of Uganda and establish a framework for sustainable agricultural development and monitoring.
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Farming for wild nature: integrating biodiversity and sustainable development in tropical agricultural landscapes in Africa
Agricultural land occupies around 38% of the planet’s land surface and the spread and intensification of agriculture are recognised as two of the most important global threats to wildlife. In developing countries, rapidly increasing human populations and per capita diet expectations are requiring ever increasing food production and there is a growing need to manage…