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Managing Water and Agroecosystems in Landscapes for Sustainable Food Security

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Eline Boelee

Authors

Eline Boelee
Sara J. Scherr
Petina L. Pert
Jennie Barron
Max Finlayson
Katrien Descheemaeker
Jeffrey C. Milder
Renate Fleiner
Sophie Nguyen-Khoa
Stefano Barchiesi
Stuart W. Bunting
Rebecca E. Tharme
Elizabeth Khaka
David Coates
Elaine M. Solowey
Gareth J. Lloyd
David Molden
Simon Cook

Date

August 1, 2013

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This book shows how sustainable ecosystems, especially agroecosystems, are essential for water management and food production.

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H2O is a global issue

Water protection, food production and ecosystem health are worldwide issues. Changes in the global water cycle are affecting human wellbeing in many places, while widespread land and ecosystem degradation, driven by poor agricultural practices, is seriously limiting food production.

Ecosystems hold solutions

Understanding the links between ecosystems, water, and food production is important to the health of all three, and sustainably managing these connections is becoming increasingly necessary. This book shows how sustainable ecosystems, especially agroecosystems, are essential for water management and food production.

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