Climate Change Mitigation in Rice Farming Should Account for Biodiversity
Climate change mitigation and biodiversity loss are closely linked challenges, yet agricultural strategies often address them separately. Focusing on rice farming, this article shows that widely promoted water-saving practices can reduce greenhouse gas emissions but may also harm freshwater biodiversity that depends on flooded fields. We highlight alternative management approaches and the need for spatially and seasonally targeted strategies that balance climate goals, biodiversity conservation, and food production.
Authors
- Naoki Katayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1136-442X)
- Daniel S. Karp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3832-4428)
- Emily L. Mensch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3497-2652)
- Tatsuya Amano
- Gema Cambero‐Conejero
- Maite Martínez‐Eixarch
- Pete Smith
- Sebastián Echeverría‐Progulakis
- Néstor Pérez‐Méndez
Institutions
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife (US)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (JP)
- Continental (Canada) (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Change Biology
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70754
- Primary Topic
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
- European Commission
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación