
Overview
Agricultural development is already the largest threat to bird species worldwide.
One set of solutions involves modifying farming methods so they allow more species to tolerate farmed landscapes. Another set involves producing as much as possible from farmed landscapes and devising economic mechanisms so this reduces pressure on unfarmed natural habitats, which can therefore cover a larger area. These approaches conflict. Research can discover which is best for a particular area or set of species.
One set of solutions involves modifying farming methods so they allow more species to tolerate farmed landscapes. Another set involves producing as much as possible from farmed landscapes and devising economic mechanisms so this reduces pressure on unfarmed natural habitats, which can therefore cover a larger area. These approaches conflict. Research can discover which is best for a particular area or set of species.