Cow vs. bird: Balancing food production and biodiversity conservation in the Neotropics
- ๐ค Speaker: David Williams (University of Cambridge)
- ๐ Date & Time: Friday 21 February 2014, 17:00 - 17:30
- ๐ Venue: Tea Room, Department of Zoology
Abstract
Globally, agriculture is the greatest threat to biodiversity and a major contributor to anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Both pressures will increase over coming decades as populations and per capita consumption increase. How we choose to produce food will, to a large extent, determine the state of biodiversity and the wider environment in the 21st Century. My research examines different potential land-use strategies in Yucatรกn, Mexico, to identify landscapes that minimise biodiversity loss and maximise carbon storage, whilst meeting current and future food demands.
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Friday 21 February 2014, 17:00-17:30