UNEP-BPSP THEMATIC STUDIES

Integration of Biodiversity into National Agirucltural Sectors

Scientific Reviews of National Experiences and Approaches: 7 Expert Reviews

This section contains the full text of 7 draft papers prepared for the preparation of the draft guide to Managing Agricultural Resources for Biodiversity Conservation, on pollination, soil biodiversity, biodiversity that mitigates pests and disease, crop diversity, wild diversity in agricultural landscapes, knowledge systems, and landscape level agrobiodiversity. Papers refer to the case studies , but also give a scientific overview and point to additional sources of information and best practices.

The expert reviews are listed by author. Clicking on the links below will open up an Adobe Acrobat Reader file which can be read on-screen or printed.

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1. Overview of Pollination in Agrobiodiversity Planning:Principles and Best Practices -
Barbara Gemmill, Wanja Kinuthia and Connal Eardley

2. Soil Biodiversity - Mike Swift

3. Biodiversity that Mitigates Pests in Agroecosystems - Johann Baumgaertner

4. Overview of Crop Genetic Resources in Agrobiodiversity: CBD Operational Objectives, Principles and Best Practices - Jarvis, D.I. and Ndung'u-Skilton, J.

5. Strategies to Enhance Wild Biodiversity in Agricultural Lands - Jeffrey A. McNeely and Sara Scherr

6. Knowledge for Sustaining Agricultural Biodiversity - Patrick Mulvany

7. Agricultural Biodiversity at the Landscape Level - Harold Brookfield