8. Biodiversity Isn't Just Wildlife – Conserving Agricultural Biodiversity as a Vital Contribution to Poverty Reduction
- Dilys Roe2,
- Joanna Elliott3,
- Chris Sandbrook4,
- Matt Walpole4
Published Online: 19 NOV 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118428351.ch8
Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Alleviation: Exploring the Evidence for a Link
Additional Information
How to Cite
Douma, W. (2012) Biodiversity Isn't Just Wildlife – Conserving Agricultural Biodiversity as a Vital Contribution to Poverty Reduction, in Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Alleviation: Exploring the Evidence for a Link (eds D. Roe, J. Elliott, C. Sandbrook and M. Walpole), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118428351.ch8
Editor Information
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Dilys Roe International Institute for Environment and Development, 80–86 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8NH, UK
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African Wildlife Foundation, Oxford, UK
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United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 19 NOV 2012
- Published Print: 21 DEC 2012
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470674796
Online ISBN: 9781118428351
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Keywords:
- agricultural biodiversity;
- biodiversity and farmer resilience;
- Hivos-Oxfam Novib Biodiversity Fund;
- agricultural/agro-biodiversity;
- the Green Revolution;
- CBDC's and farmer inclusion;
- biodiversity as nontargeted;
- policy into rights/skills
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Agro-biodiversity and poverty
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Rural poverty on the increase
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Focussing attention on sustainable agriculture
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Enhancing genetic diversity
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Greater species diversity increases productivity and reduces farmers' risks
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Looking at the ecosystem level
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Do markets work for biodiversity and poverty?
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Towards an integrated approach: next steps in enhancing the contribution of agricultural biodiversity to poverty reduction
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References