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Food security: why is biodiversity important?
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Agriculture and biodiversity have often been regarded as separate concerns. Although biodiversity underpins much of modern agriculture, the development of contemporary production systems has resulted in extensive land conversion and concomitant biodiversity loss. In order to feed an ever growing population, innovative and acceptable ways of integrating biodiversity conservation and food production need to be identified. Maintaining diversity within agricultural systems is not a novel approach but one practiced by many smallholder farmers globally, in many different ways. The nutritional and livelihood benefits of diverse production systems are one way of achieving food security. Such systems are also more resilient to climate induced events or other shocks. Forests represent an important repository of food and other resources that can play a key role in contributing towards food security, especially if integrated into complex systems that are managed for multiple benefits.
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- Authors
- Sunderland, T. C. H.
- Affiliations
- Center for International Forestry Research (ID)
- Corresponding author
- Sunderland, T.C.H.
- ORCID
- Sunderland, T.C.H.
- Venue
- International Forestry Review
- Publisher
- Commonwealth Forestry Association
- Published
- 2011-09-01
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 265-274
- ISSN
- 1465-5489 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2133022618
- Cited by
- 225
- References
- 96
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- FWCI
- 23.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The International Forestry Review (publishedVersion)
- BioOne Complete (BioOne) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Security and Socioeconomic Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Forestry › African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Social Sciences › Development › Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Keywords
- food security, biodiversity, agrobiodiversity, land conversion, biodiversity loss, smallholder farmers, agroforestry, forest resources, climate resilience, livelihoods, nutrition
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