#monocultures — Public Fediverse posts

Resilience in #agroecology

"Diversified agroecological systems are more resilient – they have a greater capacity to recover from disturbances including extreme weather events such as drought, floods or hurricanes; and to resist pest and disease attack. Following Hurricane Mitch in Central America in 1998, biodiverse farms including #agroforestry, #contourfarming and #covercropping retained 20–40 percent more topsoil, suffered less erosion and experienced lower economic losses than neighboring farms practicing conventional #monocultures."

https://www.fao.org/agroecology/overview/the-10-elements-of-agroecology/resilience/en

Resilience in #agroecology

"Diversified agroecological systems are more resilient – they have a greater capacity to recover from disturbances including extreme weather events such as drought, floods or hurricanes; and to resist pest and disease attack. Following Hurricane Mitch in Central America in 1998, biodiverse farms including #agroforestry, #contourfarming and #covercropping retained 20–40 percent more topsoil, suffered less erosion and experienced lower economic losses than neighboring farms practicing conventional #monocultures."

https://www.fao.org/agroecology/overview/the-10-elements-of-agroecology/resilience/en

Resilience in #agroecology

"Diversified agroecological systems are more resilient – they have a greater capacity to recover from disturbances including extreme weather events such as drought, floods or hurricanes; and to resist pest and disease attack. Following Hurricane Mitch in Central America in 1998, biodiverse farms including #agroforestry, #contourfarming and #covercropping retained 20–40 percent more topsoil, suffered less erosion and experienced lower economic losses than neighboring farms practicing conventional #monocultures."

https://www.fao.org/agroecology/overview/the-10-elements-of-agroecology/resilience/en

Resilience in #agroecology

"Diversified agroecological systems are more resilient – they have a greater capacity to recover from disturbances including extreme weather events such as drought, floods or hurricanes; and to resist pest and disease attack. Following Hurricane Mitch in Central America in 1998, biodiverse farms including #agroforestry, #contourfarming and #covercropping retained 20–40 percent more topsoil, suffered less erosion and experienced lower economic losses than neighboring farms practicing conventional #monocultures."

https://www.fao.org/agroecology/overview/the-10-elements-of-agroecology/resilience/en

Resilience in #agroecology

"Diversified agroecological systems are more resilient – they have a greater capacity to recover from disturbances including extreme weather events such as drought, floods or hurricanes; and to resist pest and disease attack. Following Hurricane Mitch in Central America in 1998, biodiverse farms including #agroforestry, #contourfarming and #covercropping retained 20–40 percent more topsoil, suffered less erosion and experienced lower economic losses than neighboring farms practicing conventional #monocultures."

https://www.fao.org/agroecology/overview/the-10-elements-of-agroecology/resilience/en

Also in English: "Eucalyptus: Generosity Turned into Profit" https://www.15-15-15.org/webzine/2026/06/30/eucalyptus-generosity-turned-into-profit/

#eucalyptus #Brazil #Spain #Portugal #Wildfires #Monocultures #Ecology #Wildfires

New #blog post: Monocultures Considered Harmful or: Why Linux Nerds Should Give BSD and Other "Weird" OSes a Try

https://rldane.space/monocultures-considered-harmful-or-why-linux-nerds-should-give-bsd-and-other-weird-oses-a-try.html

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cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn @ay

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#rlDaneWriting #blost #Linux #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #EdsgerDijkstra #Dijkstra #monoculture #monocultures #ConsideredHarmful

While feral domesticated cats are a big problem in a lot of places (including NYC) and need vigorous #TNVR / #TNR or relocation, #WildFelines need to be protected!

In #Brazil, #conservationists try to save one of the world’s most #endangered #cats

by Sarah Brown on 13 June 2024

via @mongabay

"- #Muñoa’s #Pampas cat, a small wild feline, is endemic to the Pampas grasslands that sprawl over southern Brazil, #Uruguay and northeastern #Argentina.

"- With fewer than 100 individuals left in the wild, experts call Muñoa’s pampas cat one of the most endangered felines in the world and warn it go extinct within 10 years as its natural habitat is cleared for #cropland.

- #Conservation plans to save the species include switching from #monocultures to extensive ranching that preserves the natural #grasslands, creating a #captivebreeding program, and developing a trinational conservation agreement.

"- Recent #floods in the Brazilian state of #RioGrandeDoSul, where many Muñoa’s Pampas cat sightings have been recorded, have currently halted all local #conservation efforts, putting the future of this feline at risk."

Read more:
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/in-brazil-conservationists-try-to-save-one-of-the-worlds-most-endangered-cats/

#EndangeredSpecies #SouthAmerica #ConservationEfforts #Biodiversity