Government may create a legal framework for the owners of farmland to also own and manage the wildlife on their land to their own benefit (e.g. lease of recreational hunting rights; tourism). See conservancies in southern Africa.
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Nitin , plant diversity at farmers field is a very complex issue . This is the reason , PPVFRA has introduced the concept of custodian farmer , supposed to take care of existing plant diversity in a most comprehensive manner. Unless farmers are educated well about the importance of diversity and its possible role in varietal rights , conservation of diversity through on-farm will be a difficult task. Government also declares biosphere reserve , simply to safeguard the loss of diversity . UNEP has identified 669 biodiversity reserves , out of which 12 exists in India . But , these are on a mega scale , we need to down -scale such attempts to village or farm level , so that every precious germplasm is conserved in-situ. And , now farmers can claim their right on a variety developed out of their plant materials.
Sorry Nitin , I don't have much update on wild life at farmers field. But , I can say , without any doubt , plant diversity and wildlife diversity are inter-linked together. Perhaps , wildlife diversity is dictated by the kind of plant diversity. It will be interesting to know , how GI for a plant is different than GI of a wildlife ?
Sir, increasing biodiversity in former fields is necessary task in these days. But as per my knowledge it is mandatory to identify the potential effects caused by wild elements on crops and vice versa.
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Allowing pollinators like bees, butterflies, micro fauna like small insects and planting some ornamental, medicinal and timber yielding plants in and around the fields will help in enriching physical and biological activities in that area. As per my knowledge, crop rotation also helps in this context.