This report is a narrative review of the effects reported in the scientific literature (peer-reviewed and indexed scientific publications showing quantitative evidence) about the relationships between a selection of nature restoration practices and food production. The reported effects are extracted from systematic reviews, meta-analyses and individual papers. As a narrative review, this is not a representative sample of all the available studies conducted on the topic.
Although we cannot extract a quantitative estimate without a proper meta-analysis, our review suggests that nature restoration measures have a remarkably positive impact on food productivity in the long-term, while most of the short-term impacts are context- and species-dependant. Thus, we consider that the restoration of degraded and overexploited ecosystems is an insurance policy to ensure the long-term sustainability and resilience of our food systems.
LIQUETE GARCIA Maria Del Camino;
PRAKASH Sona;
ADDAMO Anna;
ASSOULINE Michael;
BARREDO CANO Jose Ignacio;
BOSCO Simona;
DE JESUS CARDOSO Ana;
DA SILVA CATARINO Rui;
CZUCZ Balint;
DRUON Jean-Noel;
FELLMANN Thomas;
GLIOTTONE Ilaria;
GUERRERO FERNANDEZ Irene;
MONTERO CASTAÑO Ana;
PANAGOS Panagiotis;
PARACCHINI Maria-Luisa;
PARDO VALLE Adara;
POLCE Chiara;
REGA Carlo;
ROBUCHON Marine;
ROGANTI Riccardo;
ROTLLAN PUIG Xavier;
SCHIEVANO Andrea;
VASILAKOPOULOS Paraskevas;
Liquete Garcia, M.D.C., Prakash, S., Addamo, A., Assouline, M., Barredo Cano, J.I., Bosco, S., De Jesus Cardoso, A., Da Silva Catarino, R., Czucz, B., Druon, J., Fellmann, T., Gliottone, I., Guerrero Fernandez, I., Montero Castaño, A., Panagos, P., Paracchini, M., Pardo Valle, A., Polce, C., Rega, C., Robuchon, M., Roganti, R., Rotllan Puig, X., Schievano, A. and Vasilakopoulos, P., Scientific evidence showing the impacts of nature restoration actions on food productivity, EUR 31137 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2022, ISBN 978-92-76-54409-8, doi:10.2760/3032, JRC129725.
2022-08-03
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC129725
978-92-76-54409-8 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 31137 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31137-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC129725,
10.2760/3032 (online),
