Agroforestry for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services : Science and Practice / edited byMartin Leckson Kaonga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leckson Kaonga, Martin, Editor.

Contributor:

Kaonga, Martin Leckson, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodiversity.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages) : illustrations some color

Other Title:

Agroforestry for biodiversity and ecosystem services

Place of Publication:

IntechOpen 2012

Rijeka, Croatia : IntechOpen, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Agroforestry has great potential for reducing deforestation and forest degradation, providing rural livelihoods and habitats for species outside formally protected land, and alleviating resource-use pressure on conservation areas. However, widespread adoption of agroforestry innovations is still constrained by a myriad of factors including design features of candidate agroforestry innovations, perceived needs, policies, availability and distribution of factors of production, and perception of risks. Understanding the science, and factors that regulate the adoption, of agroforestry and how they impact the implementation of agroforestry is vitally important. Agroforestry for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Science and Practice examines design features and management practices of some agroforestry practices and their impact on biodiversity and the ecosystem services it delivers. It also identifies policy issues for facilitating adoption of desirable agroforestry practices and gradual diminution of undesirable policies.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (Intech, viewed October 15, 2022).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789535152675

953515267X

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access