Designing landscapes to deliver ecosystem services to agriculture

该项目通过采用一个开拓性的管理框架，确定农业可以从自然服务中获得最大利益的情况，实现可持续利用生物多样性的优先目标。授粉等服务至关重要;全球约35%的粮食产量来自蜜蜂或鸟类授粉的作物。这些服务为生产贡献了数十亿美元。我们的模型将通过将土地使用选择与服务可用性联系起来，大大增强从自然到农业的服务流动。这将提高当地社区和农业产业的经济回报，并通过承认它们对农业的贡献来促进对本地物种的保护。

This project addresses the Priority Goal of Sustainable Use of Biodiversity by employing a pioneering management framework that identifies situations where agriculture can gain maximum benefit from nature's services. Services like pollination are crucial; approximately 35% of global food production comes from crops pollinated by bees or birds. These services contribute billions of dollars to production. Our model will greatly enhance the flow of services from nature to agriculture by linking land-use options with service availability. This will improve economic returns to local communities and agricultural industries, and promote protection of native species by recognising their contribution to agriculture.