Achieving Sustainable Food Systems: How can we balance biodiversity conservation and food production?
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The Impact of Agriculture on Biodiversity
Sarah Jones and Dr. Aline Mosnier are scientists working on food systems and biodiversity conservation targets. They explain that agriculture covers 40% of the rest of the land making it impossible to meet global biodiversity targets without taking action. Overconsumption of food in many parts of the world is damaging to health and the environment, they say. We should avoid conflicts but we should also be optimistic about finding solutions to the challenges facing a sustainable food system says Sarah.
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