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The History of Temperate Agroforestry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Land use systems integrating trees and agriculture have been practised for thousands of years, and have traditionally been important elements of the agricultural landscape in tropical and temperate regions around the world. This report reviews explores a
Smith, Jo
core  

Identifying knowledge barriers to agroforestry adoption and co‐designing solutions to them

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Compared to monocultures, agroforestry can promote biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and climate resilience, whilst maintaining or enhancing production and profits. Despite this, uptake in temperate regions remains low. Knowledge gaps amongst land managers are a primary barrier to uptake, but little is known about which aspects of ...
Amelia S. C. Hood   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards evidence‐based biodiversity assessment tools for agroforestry systems

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 6, Issue 4, October–December 2025.
Our study integrates evidence from meta‐analyses, a biodiversity tool review and stakeholder insights to assess the status of biodiversity assessment tools for agroforestry application. While current evidence highlights mostly neutral to positive effects of agroforestry on biodiversity, biodiversity tools are not tailored to diverse systems and remain ...
Jari Vandendriessche   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmland trees and integrated pest management: A review of current knowledge and developing strategies for sustainable systems

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 6, Issue 3, July–September 2025.
Conceptual figure representing the three topics assessed in this review. Components include the crops, invertebrates, and trees and their arrangements. Interactions refer to the dynamic relationships between these components and management interventions. Opportunities include the measuring, promotion, better use of resources, research and demonstration
Alison S. Scott‐Brown   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Woody Plant Species Diversity in Agroforestry Systems: Insights from Isingiro District, Uganda

open access: yesJournal of Agroforestry and Environment
Agroforestry systems contribute to biodiversity and ecological resilience across tropical savanna landscapes, yet their comparative influence on woody plant community dynamics remains understudied. This research examines spatial patterns of woody species
Stella Ndagire   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revisiting IPCC Tier 1 coefficients for soil organic and biomass carbon storage in agroforestry systems

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2018
Agroforestry systems comprise trees and crops, or trees and pastures within the same field. Globally, they cover approximately 1 billion hectares of land and contribute to the livelihoods of over 900 million people. Agroforestry systems have the capacity
Rémi Cardinael   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Los sistemas silvoarables modernos en España

open access: yesCuadernos de la Sociedad Española de Ciencias Forestales, 2018
La presencia de vegetación leñosa en el interior y en los márgenes de terrenos agrícolas era relativamente común en España hasta el desarrollo de la mecanización de las tareas agrícolas a partir de mediados del siglo XX. El proceso de simplificación de los ecosistemas en entornos agrícolas y la separación efectiva de zonas forestales y zonas agrícolas ...
J. Coello   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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