List of sustainable agriculture topics

Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals, environmental healthW, economic profitabilityW, and social and economic equity. These goals have been defined by a variety of philosophies, policies and practices, from the vision of farmers and consumers. Perspectives and approaches are very diverse, the following topics intend to help understanding what sustainable agriculture is.

General terminology

Farming and natural resources

  • Water · Aquaculture · Aquaponics · AqueductW · AquiferW · HydrologyW · Brackish waterW · LakeW · ReservoirW · Dam · RiverW · EstuaryW · Drainage basinW
  • LandW · Soil · Soil lifeW · Soil salinationW · Soil science · Terra pretaW
  • Energy · Biogas · Biomass
  • AirW · Climate · Climate change · Global climate change · Climate modelW · Microclimate · Arctic climateW · Subarctic climateW · Temperate climateW · Climate of the AlpsW · Wind · MeteorologyW
  • WeatherW · Weather forecastingW · Wind · Extreme weatherW · Severe weatherW · Subtropical cycloneW · MonsoonW · PrecipitationW · MeteorologyW · Rain
  • VegetationW, Plant, animalW, List of domesticated plantsW, List of vegetablesW, List of herbsW, List of fruitW, List of domesticated animalsW, CerealW
  • Biodiversity · SpeciesW · Artificial selectionW · Ecological selectionW · Kin selectionW · Natural selectionW · Trophic levelW · allelopathyW · commensalismW · compensating factorW · genetic erosionW · protocooperationW · heterosisW · xerophyteW · niche diversityW · HalotoleranceW

Agricultural practices

Rural development

  • PlanningW · Regional planningW · Zoning · Green BeltW · himaW · Rural community developmentW · rural sustainabilityW · landscape ecologyW · Land Utilization TypeW · Land use

Food and food transformation

Economic, social and political context

  • Ecological EconomicsW
  • patrimonyW · total quality managementW
  • BiosecurityW
  • TradeW · Safe tradeW · EquityW · Smart growthW · cost effectiveness-assessmentW · Life cycle assessmentW · Willingness-to-payW · cost-effectivenessW · full cost accountingW · utilityW · safe siteW
  • Bioregional democracyW · top-down approachW
  • EnvironmentW · Environmental organizationW · Environmental movementW · EnvironmentalismW · Radical environmentalismW · Environmental agreementsW · Environmental lawW · International environmental lawW · Environmental financeW · Environmental economicsW · Green · Green economistW · Green economicsW · Ecology movementW ·
  • land ethicW
  • Theoretical ecologyW · EcologicalW · Ecological nicheW · Ecological selectionW

Individuals

  • René Dumont
  • Donella MeadowsW
  • José BovéW
  • Masanobu FukuokaW
  • Marc BonfilsW
  • Wes JacksonW
  • Bill MollisonW
  • Vandana ShivaW
  • Wendell BerryW

Conventions, protocols, panels and summits

  • Agenda 21W
  • NATURA 2000W
  • Biosafety protocolW · MontrealW 2000W
  • Convention on Biological DiversityW
  • Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High SeasW
  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and FloraW (CITESW)
  • International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and AgricultureW
  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaW
  • Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As Waterfowl HabitatW
  • Earth Summit 2002W (World summit on Sustainable Development), JohannesburgW 2002W
  • International Seabed AuthorityW
  • International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983W
  • Kyoto ProtocolW
  • Common Agricultural PolicyW (CAP)
  • OxfamW
  • urban economicsW
  • list of ecology topicsW
  • list of environment topicsW
  • list of ethics topicsW
  • list of economics topicsW
  • List of organic gardening and farming topicsW


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