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How Early Farming Enhanced Biodiversity Lessons from Early Human Agriculture for Modern Conservation

Jul 29, 2024
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Insights from Early Human Agriculture

In a time where news of species extinction is all too common, the role of human activity in shaping biodiversity is under intense scrutiny. Since AD 1500, over 705 vertebrate and 571 plant species have vanished, with human land use being a major culprit. However, research1 into early farming practices reveals that anc…

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