Difference between revisions of "Land and biodiversity policies"
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|KeyReference=PBL, 2010; PBL, 2011; PBL, 2012; | |KeyReference=PBL, 2010; PBL, 2011; PBL, 2012; | ||
| − | |Description=The wide range of environmental issues related to agriculture and forestry include distorted nutrient balances, biodiversity loss, greenhouse gas emissions from land use and land-use change, soil degradation, and water stress due to agricultural water demand. These issues can be addressed from a sector perspective focusing on the respective system (e.g., [[nutrient balances|nutrients]], [[water]], see the respective components). However, these issues are linked by demand for land-based products, and by land management. | + | |Description=The increase in material wealth, population and economic growth have led to a large demand for agricultural products and transformation of large parts of the land surface. The wide range of environmental issues related to agriculture and forestry include distorted nutrient balances, biodiversity loss, greenhouse gas emissions from land use and land-use change, soil degradation, and water stress due to agricultural water demand. These issues can be addressed from a sector perspective focusing on the respective system (e.g., [[nutrient balances|nutrients]], [[water]], see the respective components). However, these issues are linked by demand for land-based products, and by land management. |
The IMAGE framework enables a systems approach to analyse policy interventions targeting the impacts of land use on biodiversity and climate change. To identify interventions that could reduce the impacts of agriculture and forestry on the environment, the system takes account of the chain linking demand for food, feed, wood, and bioenergy, to types of production systems and to landscape impacts. | The IMAGE framework enables a systems approach to analyse policy interventions targeting the impacts of land use on biodiversity and climate change. To identify interventions that could reduce the impacts of agriculture and forestry on the environment, the system takes account of the chain linking demand for food, feed, wood, and bioenergy, to types of production systems and to landscape impacts. | ||
Revision as of 09:38, 18 June 2014
Parts of Land and biodiversity policies
Contents
| Relevant overviews |
Key policy issues
- How can land-use policies contribute to strategies for halting biodiversity loss and reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
- How can changes in consumption patterns contribute to achieving sustainability goals through changes in land use?
- What are the synergies and trade-offs between halting biodiversity loss, food security, reducing nutrient emissions, and reducing water stress?
Introduction
