Biodiversity and multifunctional landscapes - Hábitats nativos en paisajes productivos

GARIBALDI, LUCAS A.

Conferencia; UNGA78; 2023

The expansion of homogeneous landscapes has been a major driver of biodiversity loss, climate change, and land degradation. There is an urgent need for a transition to multifunctional landscapes that provide abundant and nutritious food while also delivering several other contributions essential for a good quality of life. However, implementing this process, especially in large-scale agriculture without economic subsidies, remains unclear. I will discuss guidelines for a transition to multifunctional landscapes based on science and the team experience as practitioners. In this transition, practitioners manage crop fields, natural habitats, and field edges. We propose an iterative process for designing multifunctional landscapes. Initially, at a fine-scale resolution, we identify and classify areas with low opportunity costs (e.g., low crop productivity) or a high appreciation for nature (e.g., near housing areas). These areas are categorized into either "wide" patches or "narrow" corridors (i.e., edges