To integrate or to segregate food crop and energy crop cultivation at the landscape scale? Perspectives on biodiversity conservation in agriculture in Europe

摘要: Biodiversity is severely declining in intensively managed agriculture worldwide. In response, land-management strategies for biodiversity conservation on farmland are debate, namely ecological intensification and land sparing vs. sharing. parallel, there a recent food energy debate stimulated by an increasing competition resources. Despite clear overlaps between these two debates, they were rarely connected previous research. This paper aims to stimulate discussion providing contextual link options future crop deployment. Therefore, nine conceptual land-use scenarios developed, then, the potential implications discussed based findings from past ongoing These include integration segregation of both crops lands with range productivity suitability agricultural production. We assume that productive marginal less likely be solution mitigating problems related decline, especially European landscape context. contrast, production systems at farm scale has greater intensification, although conflicts traditional nature targets may arise. conclude broadening perspectives crucial, inclusion into debates helpful.