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SUMMARY:Finding the balance: agriculture\, biodiversity\, and ecosystem se
 rvices - Speaker to be confirmed
DTSTART:20131206T163000Z
DTEND:20131206T173000Z
UID:TALK49261@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:30967
DESCRIPTION:Global demand for food is rising rapidly and may as much as do
 uble by 2050. Satisfying even present-day demand has given rise to an agri
 culture sector that occupies 40% of global land area\, emits one quarter o
 f anthropogenic greenhouse gases\, and is the primary driver of global bio
 diversity declines. How can we minimise the cost to biodiversity and ecosy
 stem services of feeding a growing population?\n\nTwo alternative directio
 ns have been proposed to address the conflict between food production and 
 biodiversity conservation: ‘land sharing’ which integrates both object
 ives on the same land through wildlife-friendly farming practices\; and 
 ‘land sparing’\, where agriculture with the highest sustainable yield 
 is used to minimise the area needed for farming\, allowing natural habitat
 s to be protected from future conversion\, or restored on redundant farmla
 nd.\n\n*Claire Feniuk* will introduce the theme of land sparing and land s
 haring\, and will present preliminary results from Poland\, where these tw
 o contrasting approaches have been compared in Europe for the first time. 
  \n\n*Anthony Lamb* will outline a project investigating whether land spa
 ring might be a beneficial strategy for climate change mitigation.\n
LOCATION:Tea Room\, Department of Zoology
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