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来源类型 | Project |
规范类型 | 研究项目 |
项目编号 | 2660-01 |
Agriculture as Provisioning Ecosystem Service | |
Timo Kaphengst; Holger Gerdes; Leah Germer; Lucy Olivia Smith | |
开始日期 | 2011-11 |
结束日期 | 2012-05 |
资助机构 | European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) |
概述 | While many ecosystem services or "benefits that humans derive from nature" are maintained or produced by agriculture, evidence suggests that some agricultural systems provide these services in an unsustainable way. This Joint Research Centre (JRC) funded study will assess the role of agricultural production as a "provisioning" ecosystem service, i.e. one that provides feed, food, fuel and fibre, as well as its relationship to other ecosystem services (regulating, supporting and cultural). The assessment will be based on energy balance indicators, which will be used to generate an EU-wideRead more |
摘要 | While many ecosystem services or "benefits that humans derive from nature" are maintained or produced by agriculture, evidence suggests that some agricultural systems provide these services in an unsustainable way. This Joint Research Centre (JRC) funded study will assess the role of agricultural production as a "provisioning" ecosystem service, i.e. one that provides feed, food, fuel and fibre, as well as its relationship to other ecosystem services (regulating, supporting and cultural). The assessment will be based on energy balance indicators, which will be used to generate an EU-wide mapping of ecosystem services from agriculture. In 2001, the EU set itself the target to halt biodiversity loss in the EU by 2010. In spite of substantial efforts to better protect nature, there is compelling evidence that the globally agreed 2010 target of stopping the loss of biodiversity has not been met. In 2010 the European Commission unveiled a new 2020 Biodiversity Strategy for the ensuing period which also includes quantitative targets for the restoration of ecosystem services. As about one-half of land in the European Union is farmed, agricultural production plays a special role in the achievement of biodiversity targets. Intensive agricultural production systems are one of the main causes of biodiversity loss and decrease in quality and quantity of ecosystem services. The study is structured along the following working steps:
Ecologic Institute's part in this project is to define the way in which agricultural production fits into the provisioning ecosystem services conceptual framework. This includes inter alia a literature review on the ways in which agriculture has been conceptually related to ecosystem services so far, and an analysis of the relationships between the provisioning services of agriculture and other services such as supporting, regulating and cultural services. |
标签 | Agriculture ; Biodiversity |
关键词 | Agriculture Ecosystem Services Green Infrastructure Europe |
URL | https://www.ecologic.eu/4478 |
来源智库 | Ecologic Institute (Germany) |
资源类型 | 智库项目 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/39117 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Timo Kaphengst,Holger Gerdes,Leah Germer,et al. Agriculture as Provisioning Ecosystem Service. 2011. |
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