Beyond yields: A systems approach is essential for reconciling agriculture and biodiversity

Balmford et al. advocate land sparing and high yields as the primary strategy to address biodiversity loss and ensure food security. We challenge the notion that managing agricultural land solely to optimize yields can halt or reverse the decline of biodiversity. Decades of yield-centric agriculture...

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Main Authors: Beillouin, Damien, Jones, Sarah, Rapidel, Bruno, Estrada-Carmona, Natalia
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Royal Society 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176214
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author Beillouin, Damien
Jones, Sarah
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description Balmford et al. advocate land sparing and high yields as the primary strategy to address biodiversity loss and ensure food security. We challenge the notion that managing agricultural land solely to optimize yields can halt or reverse the decline of biodiversity. Decades of yield-centric agriculture, divorced from ecological and social concerns, have proven inadequate.
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spelling CGSpace1762142025-12-08T10:29:22Z Beyond yields: A systems approach is essential for reconciling agriculture and biodiversity Beillouin, Damien Jones, Sarah Rapidel, Bruno Estrada-Carmona, Natalia agriculture food systems biodiversity yields Balmford et al. advocate land sparing and high yields as the primary strategy to address biodiversity loss and ensure food security. We challenge the notion that managing agricultural land solely to optimize yields can halt or reverse the decline of biodiversity. Decades of yield-centric agriculture, divorced from ecological and social concerns, have proven inadequate. 2025-08-14 2025-08-27T10:37:32Z 2025-08-27T10:37:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176214 en Open Access application/pdf Royal Society Beillouin, D.; Jones, S.; Rapidel, B.; Estrada-Carmona, N. (2025) Beyond yields: A systems approach is essential for reconciling agriculture and biodiversity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 380: 20250257. ISSN: 0962-8436
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Beillouin, Damien
Jones, Sarah
Rapidel, Bruno
Estrada-Carmona, Natalia
Beyond yields: A systems approach is essential for reconciling agriculture and biodiversity
title Beyond yields: A systems approach is essential for reconciling agriculture and biodiversity
title_full Beyond yields: A systems approach is essential for reconciling agriculture and biodiversity
title_fullStr Beyond yields: A systems approach is essential for reconciling agriculture and biodiversity
title_full_unstemmed Beyond yields: A systems approach is essential for reconciling agriculture and biodiversity
title_short Beyond yields: A systems approach is essential for reconciling agriculture and biodiversity
title_sort beyond yields a systems approach is essential for reconciling agriculture and biodiversity
topic agriculture
food systems
biodiversity
yields
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176214
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