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 …

Do European agroforestry systems enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services? A meta-analysis

M Torralba, N Fagerholm, PJ Burgess, G Moreno… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2016 - Elsevier
Agroforestry has been proposed as a sustainable agricultural system over conventional
agriculture and forestry, conserving biodiversity and enhancing ecosystem service provision …

Improving intercrop**: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology

RW Brooker, AE Bennett, WF Cong, TJ Daniell… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Intercrop** is a farming practice involving two or more crop species, or genotypes,
growing together and coexisting for a time. On the fringes of modern intensive agriculture …

Agroecology for adaptation to climate change and resource depletion in the Mediterranean region. A review

E Aguilera, C Díaz-Gaona, R García-Laureano… - Agricultural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mediterranean agriculture has coevolved with harsh environments and changing climate
conditions over millennia, generating an extremely rich heritage of traditional knowledge; …

Current extent and stratification of agroforestry in the European Union

M Den Herder, G Moreno… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
An accurate and objective estimate on the extent of agroforestry in Europe is critical for the
development of supporting policies. For this reason, a more harmonised and uniform Pan …

Native trees and shrubs for the productive rehabilitation of tropical cattle ranching lands

E Murgueitio, Z Calle, F Uribe, A Calle… - Forest Ecology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Extensive cattle production currently occupies more than 27% of the rural landscapes in
Latin America, and continues to expand. This activity, deeply rooted in the culture and rural …

Mixing plant species in crop** systems: concepts, tools and models: a review

E Malézieux, Y Crozat, C Dupraz, M Laurans… - Sustainable …, 2009 - Springer
The evolution of natural ecosystems is controled by a high level of biodiversity, in sharp
contrast, intensive agricultural systems involve monocultures associated with high input of …

Biodiversity, climate change, and adaptation in the Mediterranean

D Aurelle, S Thomas, C Albert, M Bally, A Bondeau… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Potential for, and limits to, adaptation to environmental changes are critical for resilience and
risk mitigation. The Mediterranean basin is a mosaic of biodiversity‐rich ecosystems long …

Agroforestry and organic agriculture

A Rosati, R Borek, S Canali - Agroforestry Systems, 2021 - Springer
Current conventional agriculture is considered unsustainable and inadequate to address
great societal challenges such as climate change, environmental pollution, food security …

[HTML][HTML] Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe: Towards a better picture

N Guiomar, S Godinho, T Pinto-Correia, M Almeida… - Land use policy, 2018 - Elsevier
The contribution of small farms to local food supply, food security and food sovereignty is
widely acknowledged at a global level. In the particular case of Europe, they often are seen …