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Resolution 43: The need to better integrate human food production and wilderness/nature conservation

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WHEREAS

The future of agriculture and feeding the world’s human population is closely linked to protecting and sustaining wilderness and wildlife, and to appropriate climate change strategy;

Both old and new methods of food production need to be utilized, helping increase production while utilizing safe and sustainable technique, supplies, and practices;

THEREFORE

It is of vital importance to the future of wilderness and biodiversity that the climate change, nature conservation, and protected area communities work closely with the food producing sector at all levels.

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED:

Low impact techniques such as no-till and other scientifically proven conservation practices related to the production of all food products, fiber and energy from the land be promoted in all agricultural systems around the globe

Carbon credit methodologies and techniques be developed and applied that integrate and apply to all of the food production sectors, from family, to village, to corporate;

Governments, research institutes and private business develop methodology to improve the quantity and quality of food for both developed and developing economies in ways that safeguard biodiversity and wilderness.

Proposed:

James Moseley

Seconded:

Christopher Dowswell
Sasakawa Africa Association.

*Resolution #43 was submitted after the delegate review period and was accepted and approved by the WILD9 Executive Committee.

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