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Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability

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Title Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability
 
Creator Rockström, Johan
 
Contributor Williams, John
Daily, Gretchen
Noble, Andrew
Matthews, Nathanial
Gordon, Line
Wetterstrand, Hanna
DeClerck, Fabrice
Shah, Mihir
Steduto, Pasquale
de Fraiture, Charlotte
Hatibu, Nuhu
Ünver, Olcay
Bird, Jeremy
Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele
Smith, Jimmy
 
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Description There is an ongoing debate on what constitutes sustainable intensification of agriculture (SIA). In this paper, we propose that a paradigm for sustainable intensification can be defined and translated into an operational framework for agricultural development. We argue that this paradigm must now be defined—at all scales—in the context of rapidly rising global environmental changes in the Anthropocene, while focusing on eradicating poverty and hunger and contributing to human wellbeing. The criteria and approach we propose, for a paradigm shift towards sustainable intensification of agriculture, integrates the dual and interdependent goals of using sustainable practices to meet rising human needs while contributing to resilience and sustainability of landscapes, the biosphere, and the Earth system. Both of these, in turn, are required to sustain the future viability of agriculture. This paradigm shift aims at repositioning world agriculture from its current role as the world’s single largest driver of global environmental change, to becoming a key contributor of a global transition to a sustainable world within a safe operating space on Earth.
 
Date 2017-02-27T14:21:16Z
2017-02-27T14:21:16Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-016-0793-6
https://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/DL1DBwJi/v/bb393b2f8d5fb2b211c4b82e03c1fb36
Johan Rockström, John Williams, Gretchen Daily, Andrew Noble, Nathanial Matthews, Line Gordon, Hanna Wetterstrand, Fabrice DeClerck, Mihir Shah, Pasquale Steduto, Charlotte de Fraiture, Nuhu Hatibu, Olcay Ünver, Jeremy Bird, Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Jimmy Smith. (7/7/2016). Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 46 (1), pp. 4-17.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/6054
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher Springer Verlag (Germany)
 
Source AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment;46,(2016) Pagination 4-17