Understanding the pathways from biodiversity to agro-ecological outcomes: A new, interactive approach

dc.contributor.authorGonzalez-Chang, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorWratten, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorShields, Morgan
dc.contributor.authorCostanza, Robert
dc.contributor.authorDainese, Matteo
dc.contributor.authorGurr, Geoff
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Janine
dc.contributor.authorKarp, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorWillem Ketelaar, J
dc.contributor.authorNboyine, Jerry
dc.contributor.authorPretty, Jules
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-06T03:58:39Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.date.updated2022-07-31T08:16:59Z
dc.description.abstractThe adoption of agro-ecological practices in agricultural systems worldwide can contribute to increased food production without compromising future food security, especially under the current biodiversity loss and climate change scenarios. Despite the increase in publications on agro-ecological research and practices during the last 35 years, a weak link between that knowledge and changed farmer practices has led to few examples of agro-ecological protocols and effective delivery systems to agriculturalists. In an attempt to reduce this gap, we synthesised the main concepts related to biodiversity and its functions by creating a web-based interactive spiral (www.biodiversityfunction.com). This tool explains and describes a pathway for achieving agro-ecological outcomes, starting from the basic principle of biodiversity and its functions to enhanced biodiversity on farms. Within this pathway, 11 key steps are identified and sequentially presented on a web platform through which key players (farmers, farmer networks, policy makers, scientists and other stakeholders) can navigate and learn. Because in many areas of the world the necessary knowledge needed for achieving the adoption of particular agro-ecological techniques is not available, the spiral approach can provide the necessary conceptual steps needed for obtaining and understanding such knowledge by navigating through the interactive pathway. This novel approach aims to improve our understanding of the sequence from the concept of biodiversity to harnessing its power to improve prospects for 'sustainable intensification' of agricultural systems worldwide.en_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University (https://bioprotection.org.nz), Callaghan Innovation NZ (www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) (www.ipbes.net).en_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.issn0167-8809en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/298288
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherElsevieren_AU
dc.rights© 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V.en_AU
dc.sourceAgriculture Ecosystems and Environmenten_AU
dc.subjectAgroecology Interactive toolen_AU
dc.subjectSustainable intensificationen_AU
dc.subjectBiodiversity Implementation pathwayen_AU
dc.subjectOutcomesen_AU
dc.titleUnderstanding the pathways from biodiversity to agro-ecological outcomes: A new, interactive approachen_AU
dc.typeJournal articleen_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage8en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationGonzalez-Chang, Mauricio, Lincoln Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationWratten, Stephen , Bio-Protection Research Centreen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationShields , Morgan , Bio-Protection Research Centreen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationCostanza, Robert, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationDainese, Matteo, Institute for Alpine Environmenten_AU
local.contributor.affiliationGurr, Geoff, Charles Sturt Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationJohnson, Janine , Bio-Protection Research Centreen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationKarp, Daniel , Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biologyen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationWillem Ketelaar, J, FAO Regional IPM Programme in Asiaen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationNboyine, Jerry, Bio-Protection Research Centreen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationPretty, Jules, University of Essexen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailu5278179@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidCostanza, Robert, u5278179en_AU
local.description.embargo2099-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor389902 - Ecological economicsen_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationa383154xPUB14222en_AU
local.identifier.citationvolume301en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.agee.2020.107053en_AU
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-85086357675
local.identifier.thomsonIDWOS:000553393400030
local.identifier.uidSubmittedBya383154en_AU
local.publisher.urlhttps://www.elsevier.com/en-auen_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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