Biodiversity and the Ecosystem Approach in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

• Author(s): Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Regular Session, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
• Publisher: FAO Inter-Departmental Working Group on Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture
• Pages: 312
• ISBN_10: 9251049173
  ISBN_13: 9789251049174
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Nature / Natural Resources , Science / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Agronomy / General ,

Description:... Biodiversity and perfomance of grassland ecosystems in communal and commercial farming systems in South Africa; Biodiversity management in West African pastoral and agro-pastoral systems; Traditional use and availability of aquatic biodiversity in rice-based ecosystems; Organic agriculture and genetic resources for food and agriculture; Effectiveness of biodiversity conservation; Conservation and use of mahogany in forest ecosystems in Mexico; Impact of cultivation and gathering of medicinal plants on biodiversity: global trends and issues; Impact of cultivation and gathering on biodiversity of medicinal plants: case studies from India; Soil biodiversity management for sustainable and productive agriculture: lessons from case studies; Cash crop farming in the Himalayas: the importance of pollinator management and managed pollination; Ecosystem management in agriculture: principles and application of the ecosystem approach; Globally important ingenious agricultural heritage systems.