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Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability

Ambio, 2017-02, Vol.46 (1), p.4-17 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2017 Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ;The Author(s) 2016 ;Ambio is a copyright of Springer, 2017. ;Wageningen University & Research ;ISSN: 0044-7447 ;ISSN: 1654-7209 ;EISSN: 1654-7209 ;DOI: 10.1007/s13280-016-0793-6 ;PMID: 27405653

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Title:
Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability
Author: Rockström, Johan ; Williams, John ; Daily, Gretchen ; Noble, Andrew ; Matthews, Nathanial ; Gordon, Line ; Wetterstrand, Hanna ; DeClerck, Fabrice ; Shah, Mihir ; Steduto, Pasquale ; de Fraiture, Charlotte ; Hatibu, Nuhu ; Unver, Olcay ; Bird, Jeremy ; Sibanda, Lindiwe ; Smith, Jimmy
Subjects: Agricultural Irrigation - methods ; Agricultural Irrigation - trends ; Agriculture - methods ; Agriculture - trends ; Agriculture development ; Anthropocene ; Atmospheric Sciences ; China ; Conservation of Natural Resources - methods ; Conservation of Natural Resources - trends ; Earth ; Earth and Environmental Science ; Ecology ; Ecosystem ; Ecosystems ; Environment ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology ; Environmental Management ; Farmers ; Food security ; Food supply ; Food Supply - standards ; Global sustainability ; Humans ; Livelihoods ; PERSPECTIVE ; Physical Geography ; Productivity ; Resilience ; Social Environment ; Sustainability ; Sustainable agriculture ; Sustainable intensification ; Water Resources Management
Is Part Of: Ambio, 2017-02, Vol.46 (1), p.4-17
Description: There is an ongoing debate on what constitutes sustainable intensification of agriculture (SIA). In this paper, we propose that a paradigm for sustainable intensification can be defined and translated into an operational framework for agricultural development. We argue that this paradigm must now be defined—at all scales—in the context of rapidly rising global environmental changes in the Anthropocene, while focusing on eradicating poverty and hunger and contributing to human wellbeing. The criteria and approach we propose, for a paradigm shift towards sustainable intensification of agriculture, integrates the dual and interdependent goals of using sustainable practices to meet rising human needs while contributing to resilience and sustainability of landscapes, the biosphere, and the Earth system. Both of these, in turn, are required to sustain the future viability of agriculture. This paradigm shift aims at repositioning world agriculture from its current role as the world's single largest driver of global environmental change, to becoming a key contributor of a global transition to a sustainable world within a safe operating space on Earth.
Publisher: Dordrecht: Springer
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0044-7447
ISSN: 1654-7209
EISSN: 1654-7209
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-016-0793-6
PMID: 27405653
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Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability

2017 Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ;The Author(s) 2016 ;Ambio is a copyright of Springer, 2017. ;Wageningen University & Research ;ISSN: 0044-7447 ;ISSN: 1654-7209 ;EISSN: 1654-7209 ;DOI: 10.1007/s13280-016-0793-6 ;PMID: 27405653

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