Ecological intensification aims to increase crop productivity by enhancing biodiversity and associated ecosystem services, while minimizing the use of synthetic inputs and cropland expansion. Policies to promote ecological intensification have emerged in different countries, but they are still scarce and vary widely across regions. Here, we propose ten policy targets that governments can follow for ecological intensification.

Authors: Garibaldi, L.A.; Pérez-Méndez, N.; Garratt, M.P.; Gemmill-Herren, B.; Miguez, F.E.; Dicks, L.V.

Subjects: agroecology, biodiversity, crop production, sustainable agriculture

Publication type: ISI, Journal Article, Publication

Year: 2019

ISSN: 0169-5347

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.01.003