Using a weight of evidence approach, natural capital outcomes associated with regenerative
grazing and silvopastoral systems were compared to those associated with conventional …

Cattle production in Colombia has an important social and economic role but causes
considerable environmental impacts, such as deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions …

Current land use systems in the Amazon largely consist of extensive conventional
productivist livestock operations that drive deforestation. Silvopastoral systems (SPS) …

Simple Summary Increasing attacks on animal agriculture have forced many people to
question the use of animals for food. Grazing livestock are part of a sustainable agricultural …

Abstract The Soil Management Assessment Framework (SMAF) has successfully been
tested as an objective tool to quantify land use and management effects on soil health …

A silvopastoral system (SPS) is defined as a type of agroforestry system wherein grasses
combine with legumes, shrubs, and trees for animal nutrition. Its use, as an alternative to …

Pesticides-free integrated farming systems emerge as a viable option to promote
environmental protection, due to the diversification of the agroecosystem, making the soil …

Deforestation in Amazon region generates important changes in the landscape; for this
reason, agroforestry systems have been used to mitigate its impacts. Therefore, we …

Soil enzymes mediate key processes and functions of the soils, such as organic matter
decomposition and nutrient cycling in both natural and agricultural ecosystems. Here, we …

Research evaluating the impact of silvopastoral systems on physical and biological
properties of Amazonian soils is scarce. Thus, this study aimed to compare the soil carbon …