European agricultural soil management: towards climate‐smart and sustainability, knowledge needs and research approaches

SD Keesstra, C Chenu, LJ Munkholm… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Current soil‐and land degradation seriously challenge our societies; it contributes to climate
change, loss of biodiversity and loss of agricultural productions. Yet, soils are also seen as a …

What challenges impede the adoption of agroforestry practices? A global perspective through a systematic literature review

M Tranchina, B Reubens, M Frey, M Mele… - Agroforestry Systems, 2024 - Springer
Despite the extensive amount of evidence in the literature regarding the benefits of
agroforestry systems including carbon sequestration, soil erosion reduction, climate change …

Agroforestry for sustainable landscape management

T Plieninger, J Muñoz-Rojas, LE Buck, SJ Scherr - Sustainability Science, 2020 - Springer
Agroforestry and sustainable landscape management are key strategies for implementing
the UN-Sustainable Development Goals across the world's production landscapes …

Assessing the multidimensional elements of sustainability in European agroforestry systems

LG Smith, S Westaway, S Mullender, BB Ghaley… - Agricultural …, 2022 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Agroforestry is gaining interest in in Europe however the trade-offs associated
with its uptake are still uncertain. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to explore the …

Small things are important: the value of singular point elements for birds in agricultural landscapes

S Pustkowiak, Z Kwieciński, M Lenda… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Farmland birds belong to the most endangered group of vertebrates in Europe. They are an
important component of farmland biodiversity considering the numerous functions they …

Mixtures of forest and agroforestry alleviate trade-offs between ecosystem services in European rural landscapes

V Rolo, JV Roces-Diaz, M Torralba, S Kay… - Ecosystem Services, 2021 - Elsevier
Rural Europe encompasses a variety of landscapes with differing levels of forest, agriculture,
and agroforestry that can deliver multiple ecosystem services (ES). Whilst provisioning and …

[HTML][HTML] Agroforestry in the Czech Republic: what hampers the comeback of a once traditional land use system?

B Lojka, N Teutscherová, A Chládová, L Kala, P Szabó… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The interest in re-implementing agroforestry (AF) in European agriculture due to its
environmental benefits has been growing exponentially. We reviewed the historical …

Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration associated with Integrated Crop–Livestock–Forestry (ICLF) systems

FFGD Leite, GN Nóbrega… - Environmental …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the Agriculture, Forest, and Other Land Use sector
account for 23% of net global anthropogenic emissions. However, effective conservation …

Develo** the agroecological niche in Nicaragua: The roles of knowledge flows and intermediaries

KJF Schiller, L Klerkx, DJ Salazar Centeno… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Supporting transitions to sustainable, resilient agri-food systems is important to ensure
stable food supply in the face of growing climate extremes. Agroecology, or diversified …

Patchy landscapes support more plant diversity and ecosystem services than wood grasslands in Mediterranean silvopastoral agroforestry systems

S Bagella, MC Caria, G Seddaiu, L Leites… - Agricultural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plant diversity and proxy indicators of ecosystem services were assessed for three structural
components of Mediterranean silvopastoral agroforestry systems: WL= cork oak woodlands …