The livestock sector in Colombia: Toward a program to facilitate large-scale adoption of mitigation and adaptation practices [PDF]
, 2019 Livestock raising is an important sector of the Colombian economy, which will face serious challenges in the next decade, including adaptation to and mitigation of climate change.
Le Coq, Jean-François +4 more
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Grassland Research, Volume 4, Issue 4, Page 366-375, December 2025.Agroforestry offers innovative solutions for climate change adaptation by strategically integrating trees with crops or livestock. Water scarcity can be addressed while improving agricultural production. This holistic approach creates resilient landscapes that better withstand environmental challenges.
Veronika Honfy +2 more
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Components of sustainable animal production and the use of silvopastoral systems
Revista Brasileira de ZootecniaThere is an urgent need for sustainable animal production systems. A system or procedure is sustainable if it is acceptable now and if its expected future effects are acceptable, in particular in relation to resource availability, consequences of ...
Donald Maurice Broom
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Use of the community capitals framework to understand adaptation of silvopastoral systems: Bridging the gap between research and development [PDF]
, 2013 Research on sociology of adoption and diffusion seems to highlight the separation between agricultural and natural resources research efforts, and its relevance and application (so called adoption) by local producers.
Gutiérrez-Montes, Isabel +5 more
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Pasture Degradation Estimates Through Field Data in the State of Goiás, Brazil
Land Degradation &Development, Volume 36, Issue 18, Page 6539-6548, December 2025.ABSTRACT Grasslands and pastures play a critical role in global food security, biodiversity, and ecosystem services, particularly in tropical regions where they serve as the primary base for livestock production. However, these areas are increasingly vulnerable to degradation due to poor management practices, as observed in the Cerrado biome.
Nathalia Teles +5 more
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Bayesian networks for the analyses of tree functions trade-offs in tropical agro-silvopastoral systems [PDF]
, 2013 Natural system produces several resources and processes, known as ecosystem services (ES), which contribute to human wellbeing. Frequently, different ES are interlinked together, which translates into positive or negative covariation between ES. However,
Armas, Cristina +6 more
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Impact of Introduced Pastures in Colombian Lowland Ranching
Agricultural Economics, Volume 56, Issue 6, Page 1241-1259, November 2025.ABSTRACT The adoption of higher‐nutrient grass varieties, such as Brachiaria, offers long‐term economic benefits for ranchers while enhancing soil health and pasture productivity in Latin America's lowland climates. Despite widespread adoption, the field‐level impacts remain largely unexplored.
Jose María Martínez +2 more
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Social behaviour of cattle in tropical silvopastoral and monoculture systems
Animal, 2016 Silvopastoral systems can be a good alternative for sustainable livestock production because they can provide ecosystem services and improve animal welfare. Most farm animals live in groups and the social organization and interactions between individuals
L. Améndola +5 more
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Interactions between trees, crops and animals: experiences in a novel bioenergy-livestock system in the UK [PDF]
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Towards evidence‐based biodiversity assessment tools for agroforestry systems
Ecological 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
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