agroforestry

ICRAF Annual Report Welcomes a 20-Year Strategy for Agroforestry

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) released its 2012-2013 annual report welcoming the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Consortium Research Program 6 'Forests, Trees and Agroforestry' (CRP6), and the associated collaboration with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).

The report focuses on the adoption of the Strategy of the...

e-learning course: "Carbon Monitoring in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Afforestation and Reforestation Projects" August 19-30, 2013
  • August 19, 2013 - August 30, 2013
  • Application Ends On : August 12, 2013

Monitoring is important in implementing afforestation and reforestation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). This e-learning course presents the methods for carbon monitoring in these types of projects, and includes three modules:

  • Module 1:...
FAO Launches Policy Guide and Learning Event on Advancing Agroforestry

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released the first in a series of working papers on agroforestry. The guide, titled "Advancing Agroforestry on the Policy Agenda," is aimed at decision makers, NGOs and government agencies to promote the integration of agroforestry into national strategies.

The guide outlines the conditions for,...

Agroforestry and biodiversity conservation in tropical landscapes

Agroforestry - the practice of integrating trees and other large woody perennials on farms and throughout the agricultural landscape - is increasingly recognised as a useful and promising strategy that diversifies production for greater social, economic, and environmental benefits. "Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes" brings together 46 scientists and...

Grazing management in broadleaf forests

This paper aims to document the current situation of broadleaf forest management, and assess THE impact of cattle grazing on broadleaf forests around Gedu, a typical broadleaf forest where grazing and wood production are practiced. An attempt is also made to propose an adapted forest management planning system that would enhance the co-existence of cattle grazing and wood production, along...

Using Geographic Information Systems to assess possibilities of expanding traditional agroforestry in slash-and-burn zones in Madagascar

Beforona is a mountainous region in eastern Madagascar, where slash-and-burn cultivation (tavy) has been practiced for several generations to produce rice, the staple food of the Malagasy people. This system of cultivation has long been unsustainable (deforestation, erosion, loss of soil fertility, etc). Other types of cultivation considered more sustainable were inventoried in a...

Enhancing farm tree diversity as a means of conserving landscape-based biodiversity insights from the Kigezi Highlands, southwestern Uganda
The appropriateness of targeting conservation landscapes that include biodiversity sanctuaries within a matrix of agricultural and other land uses is being increasingly recognised as a method for achieving both biodiversity conservation and livelihood improvement. An assessment of on-farm tree diversity in the Kigezi Highlands in a transect from Kabale town to Bwindi Impenetrable National...
Planting trees on farms in southwest China: Enhancing rural economies and the environment
In southwest China, agricultural land and forestland are traditionally considered to be separate; but, rather than forestry plantations, there is tremendous potential to plant trees on farms to improve agroecosystem mosaics. Agroforests can increase agricultural productivity and supplement farmers' incomes through the sale of fruits, nuts, fuelwood, and timber. Trees on farms can also...
Geographical indications and biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India: Can labeling benefit producers and the environment in a mountain agroforestry landscape?
A geographical indication (GI) is a form of protection highlighted in the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It protects intangible economic assets such as the quality and reputation of a product through market differentiation. It is considered a promising tool at the international level to maintain...
Regeneration Response of Juniperus procera and Olea europaea subsp cuspidata to exclosure in a dry Afromontane forest in northern Ethiopia
The Afromontane forests of northern Ethiopia have been degraded and fragmented for centuries. Recently, efforts have been made to restore these forests by protecting them from livestock interference. In this study, the natural regeneration of Juniperus procera Hochst. ex Endl. and Olea europaea L. subsp cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif. is investigated under protected conditions after three years...

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