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Series exploring the complex interface between a growing human population and wildlife

Monty Don presents a series exploring the complex interface between a growing human population and wildlife

Shared Planet: Agricultural Crops and Wildlife

03/09/2013

Agricultural Crops and Wildlife

BBC Radio 4 - Shared Planet, Agricultural Crops and Wildlife

Are agricultural crops good or bad for nature?

Monty Don asks if it is possible to feed the world and still have wildlife.

Monty Don presents Shared Planet, the series that looks at the crunch point between human population and the natural world. In this week's programme we have a field report from England with Simon Potts, Professor of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services at Reading University. Simon Potts's research looks specifically at how effective bees and other pollinators are and their abundance in agricultural landscapes - a crucial link in food security. Monty Don explores some of the issues with Vandana Shiva in Delhi, a board member of the International Forum on Globalisation and an author of over 20 books about biodiversity, food and economies.

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