https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230621164800.htm

Rewilding, organic farming and the 'nature friendly farming' measures included in some government conservation policies risk worsening the global biodiversity crisis by reducing how much food is produced in a region, driving up food imports and increasing environmental damage overseas.

In an article published today in the journal Nature, Professor Ian Bateman of the University of Exeter and Professor Andrew Balmford of the University of Cambridge urge policy-makers to consider a bolder approach known as 'land sparing', which they argue is cheaper, more effective, and avoids the displacement of food production and loss of wildlife habitats overseas.