Social-ecological outcomes of agricultural intensification

Laura  Vang Rasmussen; Brendan Coolsaet; Adrian Martin; Ole Mertz; Unai  Pascual; Esteve Corbera; Neil Dawson; Janet A Fisher; Phil  Franks; Casey M. Ryan

doi:10.1038/s41893-018-0070-8

Social-ecological outcomes of agricultural intensification

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Brendan Coolsaet, Adrian Martin, Ole Mertz, Unai Pascual, Esteve Corbera, Neil Dawson, Janet A Fisher, Phil Franks, Casey M. Ryan

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Abstract

Land-use intensification in agrarian landscapes is seen as a key strategy to simultaneously feed humanity and use ecosystems sustainably, but the conditions that support positive social-ecological outcomes remain poorly documented. We address this knowledge gap by synthesizing research that analyses how agricultural intensification affects both ecosystem services and human well-being in low- and middle-income countries. Overall, we find that agricultural intensification is rarely found to lead to simultaneous positive ecosystem service and well-being outcomes. This is particularly the case when ecosystem services other than food provisioning are taken into consideration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	275-282
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0070-8 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0104-2
Publication status	Published - 14 Jun 2018

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Neil Dawson
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Adrian Martin
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- School of Global Development - Professor of Environment and Development
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Land-use intensification in forest-agriculture frontier landscapes: effects on ecosystem services and poverty alleviation (ESPA-Frontiers)
Martin, A., Corbera, E., Dawson, N., Fisher, J., Franks, P., Mertz, O., Pascual, U., Ryan, C. & Vang, L.
Natural Environment Research Council
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Land-use intensification in forest-agriculture frontier landscapes: effects on ecosystem services and poverty alleviation (ESPA-Frontiers)

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