Agroforestry systems: helping smallholders adapt to climate risks while mitigating climate change

There is increasing interest to combine adaptation and mitigation measures that provide win–win solutions to climate change. Agroforestry systems offer compelling synergies between adaptation and mitigation. This article reviews the empirical evidence from various studies on how trees and agroforest...

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Autores principales: Lasco, Rodel, Delfino, R.J.P., Espaldon MLO
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68190
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author Lasco, Rodel
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description There is increasing interest to combine adaptation and mitigation measures that provide win–win solutions to climate change. Agroforestry systems offer compelling synergies between adaptation and mitigation. This article reviews the empirical evidence from various studies on how trees and agroforestry systems enhance smallholders' capacity to adapt to climate risks. Agroforestry systems improve resilience of smallholder farmers through more efficient water utilization, improved microclimate, enhanced soil productivity and nutrient cycling, control of pests and diseases, improved farm productivity, and diversified and increased farm income while at the same time sequestering carbon. Although these seems very promising, tradeoffs may arise both at the farm and landscape scales.
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spelling CGSpace681902023-09-10T01:23:00Z Agroforestry systems: helping smallholders adapt to climate risks while mitigating climate change Lasco, Rodel Delfino, R.J.P. Espaldon MLO climate change agriculture food security agroforestry adaptation smallholders resilience There is increasing interest to combine adaptation and mitigation measures that provide win–win solutions to climate change. Agroforestry systems offer compelling synergies between adaptation and mitigation. This article reviews the empirical evidence from various studies on how trees and agroforestry systems enhance smallholders' capacity to adapt to climate risks. Agroforestry systems improve resilience of smallholder farmers through more efficient water utilization, improved microclimate, enhanced soil productivity and nutrient cycling, control of pests and diseases, improved farm productivity, and diversified and increased farm income while at the same time sequestering carbon. Although these seems very promising, tradeoffs may arise both at the farm and landscape scales. 2014-11 2015-09-16T17:00:36Z 2015-09-16T17:00:36Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68190 en Limited Access Wiley Lasco RD, Delfino RJP, Espaldon MLO. 2014. Agroforestry systems: helping smallholders adapt to climate risks while mitigating climate change. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 5(6):825-833.
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agriculture
food security
agroforestry
adaptation
smallholders
resilience
Lasco, Rodel
Delfino, R.J.P.
Espaldon MLO
Agroforestry systems: helping smallholders adapt to climate risks while mitigating climate change
title Agroforestry systems: helping smallholders adapt to climate risks while mitigating climate change
title_full Agroforestry systems: helping smallholders adapt to climate risks while mitigating climate change
title_fullStr Agroforestry systems: helping smallholders adapt to climate risks while mitigating climate change
title_full_unstemmed Agroforestry systems: helping smallholders adapt to climate risks while mitigating climate change
title_short Agroforestry systems: helping smallholders adapt to climate risks while mitigating climate change
title_sort agroforestry systems helping smallholders adapt to climate risks while mitigating climate change
topic climate change
agriculture
food security
agroforestry
adaptation
smallholders
resilience
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