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… alarming in the face of the increased demand for land-intensive crops and livestock. Land degradation contributes … based on monocultures, genetically modified crops, and the intensive use of fertilizers and pesticides that undermine … to climate change and other natural resource pressures. 3. Farming for multiple benefits: optimizing the most desirable …

… of freshwater supplies. In agriculture, sustainable farming systems are replacing artificial fertilisers and … of water resources in cities and tourism resorts and for intensive agriculture is threatening natural wetlands and … produced can have major impacts on biodiversity. Areas of intensive agriculture support significantly less habitat and …

… distorted when arid areas continue to produce water intensive goods at ever-increasing financial and social cost, … to specific types of crops and can often support more intensive cropping schedules. 68 When water crises hit, … Water Week included discussion on target setting. Terrace farming, Nepal ©Pixabay …

… externalities should be understood and quantified. Fish farming is an economic undertaking. If policy is to encourage … established. Any revision of limits should be supported by intensive and regular monitoring, providing sufficient … bodies with imported species, and (3) a current phase of intensive fish farming and shellfish farming. Aquaculture …

… at the local level as a way of supporting extensive farming practices. Since 1995, the development of the Pan- … ecological impacts are being exacerbated by exceptionally intensive agricultural practices – despite its small size, … these two areas, the Banisveld has for 40 years been an intensive dairy farm of low bio- diversity and landscape …

… and counter pressures for the conversion of land to intensive agriculture.” It may be counterintuitive, but local … incentives for compliance, rather than relying heavily on intensive enforcement, is more likely to succeed. • High … systems like ranching, captive rearing and wildlife farming. The latter involve the manipulation of habitat to …

… where among the latter are excessive disturbance, intensive land use, overgrazing, indiscriminate removal of … of country autonomous organizations and NGOs, the role of farming organs (farmers’ associations, economic-aid units) … State Council 2006 Notice on Promoting Economical and Intensive Land Use State Council 2008 u EPLP 80 Chap 4.indd …

… forest destruction is the extensive operation of shrimp farming. Shrimp is the highest agricultural export product, … by the coastal people. However, with the introduction of intensive modern shrimp farming in 1984, several big … of the previously disadvantaged is achieved. A capital- intensive industry such as this requires availability of …

… icu l tura l approaches such as ecoagriculture and organic farming that improve the overall productivity and … on forest landscapes as feedstock sources. Whilst intensive forest monocultures are still common, attempts to …

… all play a major role in the shift to less sustainable farming systems and currently there is insufficient policy … that include seasonal rest. In other cases however more intensive intervention is required, for example using heavy …