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Agriculture Pollutes: pesticides can destroy wildlife and some are
toxic to humans; some fungicides and herbicides cause cancer.
Nitrates result in the contamination of drinking water and produce
the risk of the ?blue-baby? syndrome in infants and of stomach
cancer in adults. Agriculture produces methane, ammonia, nitrous
oxide and the products of burning off, all of which add to the
world's problems of acid rain, depletion of the ozone layer and
global warming. This book, which focuses on the UK, the USA and
Third World countries, is the first comprehensive review of
agriculture and pollution: it examines the facts and assesses the
relative dangers of each pollution problem. It also considers the
effects of pollution on agriculture itself ? crop yields are
depressed and livestock damaged by various forms of pollution from
all sources. The authors offer solutions to these apparently
overwhelming problems, and describe existing technology which would
allow us to deal with them. Originally published in 1991
For the past 50 years, the main goal of agriculture has been to
increase production at any price, using high amounts of fertilizers
and pesticides and intensive industrial methods. This has caused
damage to the environment and widespread rural depopulation. This
study shows that there is a viable alternative - a form of
agriculture which conserves resources, maintains rural employment
and minimizes the external costs, without loss of productivity.
Using case studies from industrialized and developing countries,
the author describes the new technical, institutional and policy
options available.
Agriculture Pollutes: pesticides can destroy wildlife and some are
toxic to humans; some fungicides and herbicides cause cancer.
Nitrates result in the contamination of drinking water and produce
the risk of the blue-baby syndrome in infants and of stomach cancer
in adults. Agriculture produces methane, ammonia, nitrous oxide and
the products of burning off, all of which add to the world's
problems of acid rain, depletion of the ozone layer and global
warming. This book, which focuses on the UK, the USA and Third
World countries, is the first comprehensive review of agriculture
and pollution: it examines the facts and assesses the relative
dangers of each pollution problem. It also considers the effects of
pollution on agriculture itself crop yields are depressed and
livestock damaged by various forms of pollution from all sources.
The authors offer solutions to these apparently overwhelming
problems, and describe existing technology which would allow us to
deal with them. Originally published in 1991
There is a growing recognition that the diversity of life comprises
both biological and cultural diversity. But this division is not
universal and, in many cases, has been deepened by the common
disciplinary divide between the natural and social sciences and our
apparent need to manage and control nature. This book goes beyond
divisive definitions and investigates the bridges linking
biological and cultural diversity. The international team of
authors explore the common drivers of loss, and argue that policy
responses should target both forms of diversity in a novel
integrative approach to conservation, thus reducing the gap between
science, policy and practice. While conserving nature alongside
human cultures presents unique challenges, this book forcefully
shows that any hope for saving biological diversity is predicated
on a concomitant effort to appreciate and protect cultural
diversity.
There is a growing recognition that the diversity of life comprises
both biological and cultural diversity. But this division is not
universal and, in many cases, has been deepened by the common
disciplinary divide between the natural and social sciences and our
apparent need to manage and control nature. This book goes beyond
divisive definitions and investigates the bridges linking
biological and cultural diversity. The international team of
authors explore the common drivers of loss, and argue that policy
responses should target both forms of diversity in a novel
integrative approach to conservation, thus reducing the gap between
science, policy and practice. While conserving nature alongside
human cultures presents unique challenges, this book forcefully
shows that any hope for saving biological diversity is predicated
on a concomitant effort to appreciate and protect cultural
diversity.
Continued population growth, rapidly changing consumption patterns
and the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation are
driving limited resources of food, energy, water and materials
towards critical thresholds worldwide. These pressures are likely
to be substantial across Africa, where countries will have to find
innovative ways to boost crop and livestock production to avoid
becoming more reliant on imports and food aid. Sustainable
agricultural intensification - producing more output from the same
area of land while reducing the negative environmental impacts -
represents a solution for millions of African farmers. This volume
presents the lessons learned from forty sustainable agricultural
intensification programmes in twenty countries across Africa,
commissioned as part of the UK Government's Foresight project.
Through detailed case studies, the authors of each chapter examine
how to develop productive and sustainable agricultural systems and
how to scale up these systems to reach many more millions of people
in the future. Themes covered include crop improvements,
agroforestry and soil conservation, conservation agriculture,
integrated pest management, horticulture, livestock and fodder
crops, aquaculture, and novel policies and partnerships.
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