Farming With Nature

by Scherr, Sara J.; McNeely, Jeffrey A.

• ISBN13: 9781597261289
• ISBN10: 1597261289
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-28
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

Farming with Nature is a unique collaboration among renowned agriculture and ecological scientists, leading field conservationists, and farm and community leaders. It offers the state of current knowledge of ecoagriculture. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Sara J. Scherr is an agricultural and natural resource economist and is Director of Ecoagriculture Partners and Director of Ecosystem Services for Forest Trends.

Jeffrey A. McNeely is Chief Scientist at IUCN, The World Conservation Union.

Table of Contents

List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
The Challenge for Ecoagriculture	p. 1
Agricultural Production in Ecoagriculture Landscapes	p. 17
Overview of Section
Scientific Assessment of Ecoagriculture Systems	p. 20
Biodiversity in Agroecosystems	p. 46
Perennial Grains	p. 61
Domesticating and Marketing Novel Crops	p. 83
Tropical Agroforestry	p. 103
Livestock Systems	p. 121
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management in Ecoagriculture Landscapes	p. 143
Overview of Section
Designing Agricultural Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation	p. 146
Pollinators	p. 166
From Integrated Pest Management to Adaptive Ecosystem Management	p. 178
Watershed Management	p. 191
Exploiting Ecological Disturbance	p. 213
Irrigation	p. 231
Remote Sensing	p. 250
Institutional Foundations for Ecoagriculture	p. 265
Overview of Section
Community Stewardship of Biodiversity	p. 268
Community Leadership in Ecoagriculture	p. 286
Planning at a Landscape Scale	p. 308
Research Partnerships	p. 322
Multistakeholder Partnerships	p. 344
Restructuring the Supply Chain	p. 358
Paying Farmers for Stewardship	p. 378
Policy Implications and Knowledge Gaps	p. 399
About the Authors	p. 419
Index	p. 425
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