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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Conservation Biology
Agricultural Science

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Agriculture is fundamental to civilization but poses a significant threat to biodiversity.
Current farming practices have a substantial negative impact on wild nature.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify key research areas for conservationists to mitigate agriculture's future environmental impact.
To propose a framework for addressing the challenges of sustainable farming and biodiversity preservation.

Main Methods:

The study proposes a research agenda focusing on critical questions in sustainable agriculture.
It emphasizes the need to consider the broader consequences of agricultural decisions beyond the farm gate.

Main Results:

Addressing future demand, crop/livestock selection, yield impacts (low vs. high), and environmental performance of farming methods are crucial.
Understanding and enabling promising sustainable approaches requires bold, potentially counterintuitive, conservation strategies.

Conclusions:

Conservation efforts must integrate agricultural impacts, considering scale, methods, and policy.
A proactive and imaginative approach is needed to ensure farming supports, rather than undermines, biodiversity conservation.