FAO: Agriculture will be Key Player to Stop Degradation of Vital Ecosystems

With the increasing carbon emissions, rising population, rapid desertification of arable land areas, and eroding biodiversity, drastic changes in agricultural policies, institutions, and practices must take place to slow down the degradation of vital ecosystems, according to a recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). At present, there is a dearth of information on environmental risks associated with agriculture, and a lack of strategic framework for identifying ecologically and economically sound agricultural practices. Important issues that should be addressed include the impact of livestock production on the environment, and the effect of biofuels monoculture production on biodiversity.

 Read the news release at http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2007/1000542/index.html.