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Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism: Examples from the Field pp 1–25Cite as

Agroecology – Interpretations, Approaches and Their Links to Nature Conservation, Rural Development and Ecotourism

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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 food system 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, both within and to the framework of agroecology.

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We thank W. Bruce Campbell very much for his comments and corrections on the manuscript. The discussions on agroecology and inputs from Stephan Bellon, Christophe David, Thierry Doré, Charles Francis, Virginie Soldat and Dominique Vallod also are highly acknowledged as they laid the foundation for the first half of this review.

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Wezel, A., Jauneau, JC. (2011). Agroecology – Interpretations, Approaches and Their Links to Nature Conservation, Rural Development and Ecotourism. In: Campbell, W., Lopez Ortiz, S. (eds) Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism: Examples from the Field. Issues in Agroecology – Present Status and Future Prospectus, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1309-3_1

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