[...]... Hampicke 1988) For the latter, areas for nature conservation and areas for crop production are separated, sometimes shielded by buffer zones For the integration concept, nature conservation and agriculture are combined in the same area, or they are webbed onto separate areas, but close to each other All of these concepts have their pros and cons depending on the objectives and the areas where they are intended... includes also the interactions, relations and influences from society, politics and economy with/on agroecosystems and their agricultural production To analyse, explore and evaluate the relations and interactions between agriculture, other activity sectors and the society, the concept of territorial (or local) development will be useful Thus, a close link between territorial development and the food system... Approaches and Their Links to Nature Conservation, Rural Development and Ecotourism Alexander Wezel and Jean-Claude Jauneau Abstract  Different interpretations and definitions of agroecology are currently used world-wide They vary from agroecology as a practice, agroecology as a movement, and varying approaches to agroecology as a scientific discipline, which are the plot /field, the agroecosystem, and the. .. especially concerns the use of different (old) crop and livestock varieties, their in situ conservation in agroecosystems, and the sharing of the benefits arising from commercial and other forms of utilisation of these genetic resources in a fair and equitable way In situ conservation of this type of agrobiodiversity is an important part of nature conservation as not only species, but also their different... farmers and extension personnel to participate in the design of new systems, and also contribute to social or political movements This is particularly the case for Brazil, and to a certain extent for the USA and France In these situations, there is often a link between a political vision (the movement), a technological application (the practice) to achieve the goals, and a way to produce the knowledge (the. .. species or ecosystems and the question of how to protect them have been the foundation of “traditional” nature conservation over the last century The concept of more “progressive” nature conservation was developed three decades ago by the IUCN (1980) in defining targets for nature conservation that went beyond the preservation of species and pristine ecosystems Among them are the maintenance of essential... of agroecology as a scientific discipline and the actual definitions and approaches used The review will then present different utilisations of the term agroecology as a science, a movement, and a practice As well, our synthesis will analyse and discuss the integration and linking of rural development, nature conservation and ecotourism, both within and to the framework of agroecology 2  Historical... crops and natural flora and fauna also is analysed Research on animal production within this more restricted approach focuses often on the single animal, or the resources from single or several pastures, but does not really consider the interactions and implications for the agroecosystem or the environment 8 A Wezel and J.-C Jauneau Fig. 6  Viticulture and cereal production in the southern part of the. .. agriculture and bird conservation and function in agroecosystems, especially the role of birds in the suppression of insect pests He has evaluated the wildlife habitat interface between cropland and a variety of non-crop habitats including windbreaks, wooded and herbaceous riparian corridors and fencerows, grassland habitats, and wildlife in organic and nonorganic agricultural systems Recently, he led the. .. approach The evolution of the interpretations and definitions are often closely linked to differences in the historical development of agroecology in different countries and regions of the world More and more topics have become related to agroecology in recent years In the second part of this review, we analyse and discuss the integration and linking of rural development, nature conservation and ecotourism, . Integrating Agriculture, Conservation, and Ecotourism: Examples from the Field Volume 2 – Integrating Agriculture, Conservation, and Ecotourism: Societal. y0 w0 h0" alt="" Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism: Examples from the Field Issues in Agroecology – Present Status and Future Prospectus Volume