
The Role of Agroecology in Sustainable Intensification
Contract period:
1 January 2014 to 31 December 2015Main funder:
Scottish Natural HeritageContact staff at ORC:
Prof. Nic LampkinOther staff involved:
Bruce Pearce, Henry Creissen, Catherine Gerrard, Robbie Girling, susanne Padel, Jo Smith, Laurence Smith, Anja Vieweger, Martin WolfeProject aims
The aim of the project is to provide a briefing paper for Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), acting on behalf of the Land Use Policy Group (LUPG) of the UK environmental, conservation and countryside agencies, on the contribution that agro-ecological systems and strategies can make to sustainable intensification in the UK and European context.
Specific objectives include:
- Describe what agro-ecological systems and strategies exist in both a UK and a European context;
- Explore the relationships between the sustainable intensification and agro-ecological concepts.
ORC's role
Project leaderProject leader and partners
ORC project leadersGame & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Deliverables
Lampkin, N.H., Pearce, B.D., Leake, A.R., Creissen, H., Gerrard, C.L., Girling, R., Lloyd, S., Padel, S., Smith, J., Smith, L.G., Vieweger, A., Wolfe, M.S., 2015. The role of agroecology in sustainable intensification. Report for the Land Use Policy Group. Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm and Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Publications
Pearce BD, Lampkin NH, Leake A, Padel S (2017) The role of agroecology in sustainable intensification Aspects of Applied Biology 136, Sustainable Intensification, pp. 53-62
Other output
ORC has produced a four-page summary document: The Role of Agroecology in Sustainable Intensification published in ORC Bulletin 119.
See also Press Release
See also Scottish Natural Heritage - The Role of Agroecology
Link to report on Scottish Natural Heritage website