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Sustainable intensification and ecosystem services: how to connect them in agricultural systems of southern South America

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  • José M. Paruelo

    (Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, INIA
    CONICET-UBA
    UdelaR)

  • Miguel Sierra

    (Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, INIA)

Abstract

Sustainable intensification (SI) has become a central issue in both academic and political-institutional debates. Questions mostly center on the term’s conceptual scope. In this article, we outline an operational definition of SI based on (1) a more explicit characterization of the intensification process that describes the intensity/magnitude of the management interventions generating stress or disturbances in the system, (2) a description of the relative change in sustainability based on quantifying ecosystem services supply changes among alternative uses, and 3) the definition of “impact functions” of a given management intervention as the relationships between the level of supply of given ES (or a “bundle” of ES) and an indicator of the intensification process.

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  • José M. Paruelo & Miguel Sierra, 2023. "Sustainable intensification and ecosystem services: how to connect them in agricultural systems of southern South America," Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Springer;Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 13(1), pages 198-206, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jenvss:v:13:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1007_s13412-022-00791-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s13412-022-00791-9
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