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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Global farmland biodiversity is declining rapidly, threatening both natural ecosystems and agricultural production. Although agri‐environmental schemes incentivize farmers to adopt environmentally friendly measures, the spatial mismatch between their local implementation and the landscape‐scale habitat requirements of farmland species has been
Annika L. Hass +5 more
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Ecology and Society, 2014 I examined agrobiodiversity in smallholder cultural landscapes with the goal of offering new insights into management and policy options for the resilience-based in situ conservation and social-ecological sustainability of local, food-producing crop ...
Karl S. Zimmerer
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Recognizing conservation contributions from areas outside protected areas (PAs), including other effective area‐based conservation measures (OECMs), is increasingly central to meeting global biodiversity targets. However, little is known about which areas could qualify as OECMs and whether they support forest conservation.
Nicolás Esteban Lara‐Rodríguez +3 more
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Biodiversity isn't measured in tons: Making sense of nature in the context of sustainable agriculture [PDF]
Ecol ApplAbstract In this review, we articulate several important but often overlooked concepts, trends, and perspectives in the biodiversity monitoring space, specifically in the context of transforming agriculture and the wider food system. We describe the common approaches to biodiversity monitoring—those focused on species, communities, functions, habitats,
Bhalla I, Loring P.
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Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Peasant movements employ a spectrum of politico‐economic strategies for territorialising agroecology, ranging from autonomy to (inter)dependency. To substantiate this argument, I draw on qualitative fieldwork and historical analysis to examine the Colombian Peasant Reserve Zone movement's strategies for territorialising agroecology at both the
Daniel Ortiz Gallego
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Small wins for agrobiodiversity
, 2023 This presentation was given at Terra Madre in October 2023 as part of panel on policy and agroecology.
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Feminist Agroecology and Criollo Hens: Women's Everyday Resistance in Colombia
Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Industrial poultry technologies and processes are reshaping the knowledge, practice and agrobiodiversity of criollo (Gallus domesticus) or backyard hen keeping, as well as outcompeting this livelihood in formal markets. This transition undermines women's autonomy and socio‐economic resilience by engendering dependence on market inputs ...
Jaskiran Kaur Chohan +1 more
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Molecules, 2015 The Rubus genus consists of more than 600 species that are distributed globally. Only a few Rubus species, including raspberries and blueberries, have been domesticated.
Gi-An Lee +7 more
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Mucuna pruriens as a Sustainable Functional Food: Applications From Seed to Product
Modern Agriculture, Volume 4, Issue 2, December 2026.This review highlights Mucuna pruriens as a nutrient‐rich legume with significant nutritional, therapeutic, and agricultural value. Its protein‐rich seeds contain essential minerals and L‐DOPA, but high antinutritional compounds require effective processing before consumption.
Crossby Osei Tutu +10 more
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The Agrobiodiversity Index [PDF]
, 2021 The importance of monitoring agrobiodiversity as a key food system characteristic is increasingly recognised by farmers and consumers as well as by decision-makers and programme managers, particularly in the context of increasing climate change.
Remans, Roseline
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