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Biodiversity Restoration: Bringing Life Back to Farmland
Industrial agriculture has created biological deserts with few species surviving in simplified crop systems. The sustainability challenge is restoring biodiversity to farmland through habitat corridors, diverse cropping systems, and integrated pest management that supports beneficial insects, birds, and soil organisms. This involves understanding ecological relationships, creating economic incentives for biodiversity, and measuring conservation outcomes. Can farms become refuges for wildlife?
Applied Sciences, Agricultural Science, Agricultural Sustainability