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    The document discusses the relationship between agriculture and conservation in the UK agricultural landscape. It notes that 70% of UK land is agricultural and that intensification of agriculture has contributed to biodiversity loss and climate change. The document then introduces the concept of regenerative agriculture, which combines no-till, cover crops, perennials and trees, and compost/mob grazing, as an alternative to industrial agriculture that can help restore biodiversity. It argues that regenerative practices can benefit both conservation and farm economics if different stakeholder perspectives are reconciled. The document concludes by quoting that successful agricultural models that prove an ideal can be replicated elsewhere.

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    The document discusses the relationship between agriculture and conservation in the UK agricultural landscape. It notes that 70% of UK land is agricultural and that intensification of agriculture has contributed to biodiversity loss and climate change. The document then introduces the concept of regenerative agriculture, which combines no-till, cover crops, perennials and trees, and compost/mob grazing, as an alternative to industrial agriculture that can help restore biodiversity. It argues that regenerative practices can benefit both conservation and farm economics if different stakeholder perspectives are reconciled. The document concludes by quoting that successful agricultural models that prove an ideal can be replicated elsewhere.

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    The document discusses the relationship between agriculture and conservation in the UK agricultural landscape. It notes that 70% of UK land is agricultural and that intensification of agriculture has contributed to biodiversity loss and climate change. The document then introduces the concept of regenerative agriculture, which combines no-till, cover crops, perennials and trees, and compost/mob grazing, as an alternative to industrial agriculture that can help restore biodiversity. It argues that regenerative practices can benefit both conservation and farm economics if different stakeholder perspectives are reconciled. The document concludes by quoting that successful agricultural models that prove an ideal can be replicated elsewhere.

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    Agriculture and

    Conservation
    ‘Paradox’
    Restoring the relationship between farmers and
    nature in an agricultural landscape

    Daniela Perez Mejia


    BSc. Biology
    MSc. Conservation and Biodiversity

    1
    2
    Agriculture in the UK
    • 70% agricultural land in the UK
    • The spread of agriculture and the intensification of agriculture are linked to biodiversity loss and
    climate change

    I. Bertrand (2019), Intensive agro-ecosystems vs. Biodiversity based agro-ecosystems.


    G. Clemente (2019), Aerial and panoramic view of two agroecosystems. DOI:10.7818/ECOS.1730 DOI:10.1007/s13593-019-0599-6
    3
    • Regenerative agriculture combines four
    practices:
    From degenerative to 1.
    2.
    No till
    Cover crops

    regenerative 3.
    4.
    Perennials and trees
    Compost/Mob-grazing

    • Degenerative = deteriorating
    • Regenerative = renewal, restoration, increasing
    biodiversity and resilience

    Industrial agriculture on the left and regenerative agriculture on the right from
    Kiss the Ground documentary
    4
    Connecting communities, farmers
    and wildlife
    • Regenerative practices paves a pathway to biodiversity conservation
    • Important to reconcile differences between methods that favour conservation and those that
    favour economic returns
    • Conservation efforts can be mutually beneficial for farmers and for biodiversity

    Copenhagen, Denmark San Francisco, USA Bristol, UK

    Image from WWOOF Image from California.com Image from the Community Farm, Bristol UK 5
    “If a country can prove an ideal then that
    success can be replicated in other cities, other
    states, other nations and the rest of the world”.
    -Kiss the ground

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