[HTML][HTML] Parklands for buffering climate risk and sustaining agricultural production in the Sahel of West Africa
Highlights•Parklands reflect the ecological knowledge of farmers of the Sahel as a risk prone
environment.•Parklands are providers of a range of ecological functions and products.•The …
environment.•Parklands are providers of a range of ecological functions and products.•The …
Trees in agricultural landscapes enhance provision of ecosystem services in Sub-Saharan Africa
The recent interest in multi-functional agricultural landscapes has not been matched with
formal assessment of the roles that trees play across the spectrum of ecosystem services …
formal assessment of the roles that trees play across the spectrum of ecosystem services …
Agroforestry delivers a win-win solution for ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa. A meta-analysis
Agricultural landscapes are increasingly being managed with the aim of enhancing the
provisioning of multiple ecosystem services and sustainability of production systems …
provisioning of multiple ecosystem services and sustainability of production systems …
Targeting perennial vegetation in agricultural landscapes for enhancing ecosystem services
Over the past century, agricultural landscapes worldwide have increasingly been managed
for the primary purpose of producing food, while other diverse ecosystem services …
for the primary purpose of producing food, while other diverse ecosystem services …
Cereal yield response to conservation agriculture practices in drylands of West Africa: a quantitative synthesis
To address the decline in crop productivity in the drylands of West Africa, many initiatives
have focused on combating soil degradation. Various practices including (1) parkland trees …
have focused on combating soil degradation. Various practices including (1) parkland trees …
Advances in knowledge of processes in soil–tree–crop interactions in parkland systems in the West African Sahel: A review
The 'parklands' that form the most widespread farming systems in the Sahelian zone of West
Africa are farming systems in which annual crops are grown under scattered trees preserved …
Africa are farming systems in which annual crops are grown under scattered trees preserved …
Influence of tree species and forest land use on soil hydraulic conductivity and implications for surface runoff generation
Forest planting is increasingly being incorporated into land management policies to mitigate
diffuse pollution and localised flooding because forest soils are associated with enhanced …
diffuse pollution and localised flooding because forest soils are associated with enhanced …
Ecosystem services from woody vegetation on agricultural lands in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa
Investment in woody vegetation to counter land degradation and improve livelihoods is
increasing, primarily revitalized by efforts to enhance carbon sequestration and climate …
increasing, primarily revitalized by efforts to enhance carbon sequestration and climate …
Effects of farmer managed natural regeneration on livelihoods in semi-arid West Africa
This paper used a multivalued treatment framework to assess the effects of farmer managed
natural regeneration (FMNR) on selected outcomes among 1080 rural household farmers in …
natural regeneration (FMNR) on selected outcomes among 1080 rural household farmers in …
Effects of local institutions on the adoption of agroforestry innovations: evidence of farmer managed natural regeneration and its implications for rural livelihoods in the …
The present study aims at (1) assessing how the existing local formal and informal
institutions affect farmer managed natural regeneration (FMNR) practices and,(2) evaluating …
institutions affect farmer managed natural regeneration (FMNR) practices and,(2) evaluating …