Agroforestry integrates woody perennials with arable crops, livestock, or fodder in the same
piece of land, promoting the more efficient utilization of resources as compared to …

Since soil biodiversity sustains above-ground life, the European Union (EU) has recently
announced its new Soil Strategy to better protect soil ecosystems as part of the Biodiversity …

Soil degradation is a global concern, decreasing the soil's ability to perform a multitude of
functions. In Europe, one of the leading causes of soil degradation is unsustainable …

Agroforestry (AF)-based adaptation to global climate change can consist of (1) reversal of
negative trends in diverse tree cover as generic portfolio risk management strategy;(2) …

Carbon farming is a capable strategy for more sustainable production of food and other
related products. It seeks to produce a diverse array of natural farming methods and …

Birds provide important ecosystem services in many ecosystems, including important pest
control effects on productive systems. The typically low bird diversity observed in intensive …

Soils and crops are particularly vulnerable to climate change and environmental stresses. In
many agrosystems, soil biodiversity and ecosystem services provided by soils are under …

Modern temperate alley-crop** systems combine rows of trees with rows of crops
(agroforestry), which allows for diverse interspecific interactions such as the complementary …

Agroforestry provides essential ecosystem services; its structure and stability directly
determine ecosystem function and service provision. Sustaining agroforestry ecosystem …

Climate change, increasing environmental pollution, continuous loss of biodiversity, and a
growing human population with increasing food demand, threaten the functioning of agro …