
Henrik Smith
Professor

Land Sparing Versus Land Sharing: Moving Forward
Author
Summary, in English
To address the challenges of biodiversity conservation and commodity production, a framework has been proposed that distinguishes between the integration (land sharing) and separation (land sparing) of conservation and production. Controversy has arisen around this framework partly because many scholars have focused specifically on food production rather than more encompassing notions such as land scarcity or food security. Controversy further surrounds the practical value of partial trade-off analyses, the ways in which biodiversity should be quantified, and a series of scale effects that are not readily accounted for. We see key priorities for the future in (1) addressing these issues when using the existing framework, and (2) developing alternative, holistic ways to conceptualise challenges related to food, biodiversity, and land scarcity.
Department/s
- Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC)
- Biodiversity
- BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
- Biodiversity and Conservation Science
Publishing year
2014
Language
English
Pages
149-157
Publication/Series
Conservation Letters
Volume
7
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article review
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Topic
- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
- Ecology
Keywords
- Agroecological intensification
- agroecology
- food security
- food
- sovereignty
- land scarcity
- matrix
- sustainable intensification
- wildlife-friendly farming
Status
Published
Research group
- Biodiversity and Conservation Science
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1755-263X