Harnessing the potential of nature-based solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change

N Seddon - Science, 2022 - science.org
Although many governments, financial institutions, and corporations are embracing nature-
based solutions as part of their sustainability and net-zero carbon strategies, some nations …

Carbon for soils, not soils for carbon

GYK Moinet, R Hijbeek, DP van Vuuren… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The role of soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration as a 'win‐win'solution to both climate
change and food insecurity receives an increasing promotion. The opportunity may be too …

Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their services

C Parmesan, MD Morecroft, Y Trisurat, R Adrian… - 2023 - ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk
Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Agriculture, forestry and other land uses (chapter 7)

GJ Nabuurs, R Mrabet, A Abu Hatab, M Bustamante… - 2022 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector encompasses managed
ecosystems and offers significant mitigation opportunities while delivering food, wood and …

Positive but variable effects of crop diversification on biodiversity and ecosystem services

D Beillouin, T Ben‐Ari, E Malézieux… - Global change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological theory suggests that biodiversity has a positive and stabilizing effect on the
delivery of ecosystem services. Yet, the impacts of increasing the diversity of cultivated crop …

Benefits and risks of intercrop** for crop resilience and pest management

CP Huss, KD Holmes… - Journal of economic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
To combat climate change, farmers must innovate through ecological intensification to boost
food production, increase resilience to weather extremes, and shrink the carbon footprint of …

Priority science can accelerate agroforestry as a natural climate solution

DE Terasaki Hart, S Yeo, M Almaraz, D Beillouin… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
The expansion of agroforestry could provide substantial climate change mitigation (up to
0.31 Pg C yr− 1), comparable to other prominent natural climate solutions such as …

Agroecology as a transformative approach to tackle climatic, food, and ecosystemic crises

RB Kerr, JC Postigo, P Smith, A Cowie… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agroecology (AE) has been proposed as a transformative approach to climate change
mitigation and adaptation that reduces climate risk while supporting long-term productivity …

Agroforestry boosts soil health in the humid and sub-humid tropics: A meta-analysis

MN Muchane, GW Sileshi, S Gripenberg… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2020 - Elsevier
Agroforestry has been increasingly recognized as a key example of agroecological praxis
contributing to the sustainable intensification of food production while providing a number of …

[HTML][HTML] Agroforestry's contribution to livelihoods and carbon sequestration in East Africa: A systematic review

CW Muthuri, S Kuyah, M Njenga, A Kuria, I Öborn… - Trees, Forests and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agroforestry is a powerful practice for sustainable and regenerative intensification because it
promotes multifunctional landscapes that deliver ecological functions that contribute to …