by
Web Editor
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published
Dec 15, 2022
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last modified
Dec 16, 2024 04:18 PM
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filed under:
Biodiversity,
WLFW,
Food Demand,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
News,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Agriculture
To free up land for biodiversity conservation while satisfying growing food demand, techno-optimist narratives suggest indefinitely increasing agricultural productivity, including through massive pesticide use. But this view, which has made its way from an academic niche into corporate and policy-making circles, overlooks the complexity of natural ecosystems and the market dynamics that regulate access to food.
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