Agroforestry

Agroforestry is a land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown around or among crops or pastureland. This diversification of the farming system initiates an agroecological succession, like that in natural ecosystems, and so starts a chain of events that enhance the functionality and sustainability of the farming system. Trees also produce a wide range of useful and marketable products from fruits/nuts, medicines, wood products, etc. This intentional combination of agriculture and forestry has multiple benefits, such as greatly enhanced yields from staple food crops, enhanced farmer livelihoods from income generation, increased biodiversity, improved soil structure and …

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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 18 July 2024 English

In this integrated cost-benefit analysis, the Nature-Based Infrastructure (NBI) Global Resource Centre demonstrates the potential of ecosystem-based adaptation to stabilize hydrology and ensure a reliable water and energy supply in …

proposed pilot project consisting of reforestation, agroforestry, and development of contoured croplands, to


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 18 July 2024 English

The Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SUNCASA) project aims to enhance climate resilience, gender equality and social inclusion, and biodiversity protection in urban communities in …

island effects, and expand opportunities for agroforestry. Additionally, these actions will improve collaboration with local organizations, SUNCASA agroforestry and restoration activities will rehabilitate


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 18 July 2024 English

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is supporting Brazil with the establishment of green spaces and farms in and around cities. The process is known as urban and peri-urban agriculture. …

suggested that innovative practices such as agroforestry and urban farming could improve livelihoods


World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English

Cambodia has recorded impressive economic growth and improvements in social well-being in the last two decades, and it aspires to become an upper-middle income country by 2030 and a high-income …

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World Bank Group · 17 July 2024

(Textual Part) Project information: Northern Congo Agroforestry Project (P166189) Project Implementation agency: PROCUREMENT PLAN Congo, Republic of : Northern Congo Agroforestry Project General Information Country: Congo, P166189 GPN Date: Project Name: Northern Congo Agroforestry Project Loan / Credit No: TF / A9109, TF / B5388 people s and local communities in cl imate-smart agroforestry an d sustainable forest resourc e managemen people s and local communities in cl imate-smart agroforestry an d sustainable forest resourc e managemen


World Bank Group · 16 July 2024

(Textual Part) Project information: Northern Congo Agroforestry Project (P166189) Project Implementation agency: PROCUREMENT PLAN Congo, Republic of : Northern Congo Agroforestry Project General Information Country: Congo, P166189 GPN Date: Project Name: Northern Congo Agroforestry Project Loan / Credit No: TF / A9109, TF / B5388 people s and local communities in cl imate-smart agroforestry an d sustainable forest resourc e managemen people s and local communities in cl imate-smart agroforestry an d sustainable forest resourc e managemen


World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English

Cambodia has recorded impressive economic growth and improvements in social well-being in the last two decades, and it aspires to become an upper-middle income country by 2030 and a high-income …

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World Bank Group · 15 July 2024

Watershed Health with Sustainable Livestock and Agroforestry Production Project Project Implementation Watershed Health with Sustainable Livestock and Agroforestry Production Project General Information Country: Watershed Health with Sustainable Livestock and Agroforestry Production Project Loan / Credit No: TF / B5479 Climat e-smart Productive Practices in Cattle and Agroforestry La ndscapes Posterior Solicitud de cotiza ciones Climat e-smart Productive Practices in Cattle and Agroforestry La ndscapes Posterior Solicitud de cotiza ciones


EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 15 July 2024 English

The EU's common agricultural policy (CAP) has, over several decades and through successive reforms, devoted increased attention to the environment. This has led to the current CAP having a 'green …

forest restoring after natural disasters, agroforestry and sustainable forest management. Does the


ISIS Malaysia: Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia · 15 July 2024 English

The lack of policy coherence and the existence of legal loopholes create an environment of uncertainty, undermining the reliability and credibility of such initiatives in the eyes of these key …

conservation, forest restoration programmes, or agroforestry projects spanning a substantial 90-year duration


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