Rewilding Agricultural Landscapes
Rewilding Agricultural Landscapes As the world population grows, so does the demand for food, putting unprecedented pressure on agricultural lands. In many desert dryland regions, drinking wells are…
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Rewilding Agricultural Landscapes
As the world population grows, so does the demand for food, putting unprecedented pressure on agricultural lands. In many desert dryland regions, drinking wells are drying up and the land above them is sinking, soil salinity is increasing, and poor air quality is contributing to health problems in farm communities. At the same time, climate change, soil degradation, and water scarcity mean that productivity of many of these lands is deteriorating.
These ecological restoration efforts can recover natural diversity while guaranteeing the long-term sustainability of the remaining farms and the communities they support.This accessibly written, groundbreaking contributed volume is the first to examine in detail what it would take to retire eligible "Rewilding" the least productive of these cultivated landscapes offers a sensible way to reverse the damage from intensive agriculture.