Agroforestry in Europe: A land management policy tool to combat climate change

Mosquera‐Losada, R.; Santiago-Freijanes, José Javier; Rois-Díaz, M.; Moreno, Gerardo; Herder, Michael den; Aldrey-Vázquez, J.A.; Ferreiro-Domínguez, N.; Pantera, Anastasia; Pisanelli, Andrea; Rigueiro-Rodríguez, A.

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.06.052

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“…In recent years it has been revalued as a productive system that, involving local knowledge and agroecological science, increases food security and allows for the conservation of nature. Therefore, government and non-governmental institutions, international cooperation agencies, and private companies are allocating funds and resources to regulate, develop, and expand these agroforestry systems [51,52]. This is also happening in developed countries; for instance, in the European Union explicit policies to promote agroforestry practices and their expansion have been applied [53].…”

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“…Thus, the fact that AFS represent on average 51% of the agricultural land use is an incentive to support the biocultural conservation efforts carried out in the region [30]. These efforts may preserve and promote these productive systems that represent a transition between traditional millenary systems and modern agricultural techniques [37], a model that has proved its effectiveness in favor of biodiversity and cultural conservation, as well as in climate change mitigation programs [1, 52,53].…”

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Agroforestry Systems of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: Land Use for Biocultural Diversity Conservation

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Reyes-González

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The Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico, is the semiarid region with the richest biodiversity of North America and was recently recognized as a UNESCO's World Heritage site. Original agricultural practices remain to this day in agroforestry systems (AFS), which are expressions of high biocultural diversity. However, local people and researchers perceive a progressive decline both in natural ecosystems and AFS. To assess changes in location and extent of agricultural land use, we carried out a visual interpretation of very-high resolution imagery and field work, through which we identified AFS and conventional agricultural systems (CAS) from 1995 to 2003 and 2012. We analyzed five communities, representative of three main ecological and agricultural zones of the region. We assessed agricultural land use changes in relation to conspicuous landscape features (relief, rivers, roads, and human settlements). We found that natural ecosystems cover more than 85% of the territory in each community, and AFS represent 51% of all agricultural land. Establishment and permanence of agricultural lands were strongly influenced by gentle slopes and the existence of roads. Contrary to what we expected, we recorded agricultural areas being abandoned, thus favoring the regeneration of natural ecosystems, as well as a 9% increase of AFS over CAS. Agriculture is concentrated near human settlements. Most of the studied territories are meant to preserve natural ecosystems, and traditional AFS practices are being recovered for biocultural conservation.

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Agroforestry Systems of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: Land Use for Biocultural Diversity Conservation

Vallejo

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Reyes-González

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“…Spatio-temporal dynamics of sparse settlements may reflect resilience and compliance of Mediterranean peri-urban landscapes to rapidly-changing socio-demographic circumstances over time [9,17,25]. Based on this framework, territorial heterogeneity, topographic complexity and urbanization-driven land fragmentation are a pertinent challenge for policy makers and land managers [12,15,[108][109][110][111][112][113][114][115][116]. Under the assumption that regional transformations influence (positively or negatively) local socioeconomic systems, the resulting environmental conditions require extensive monitoring and spatially-explicit policies derived from a comprehensive socio-ecological vision.…”

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In-Between Sprawl and Neo-Rurality: Sparse Settlements and the Evolution of Socio-Demographic Local Context in a Mediterranean Region

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Dispersed urbanization during the last half century has transformed metropolitan regions into well-connected, low-density residential areas. However, this kind of urbanization has changed irreversibly the traditional rural landscape around cities, leading to a new definition of ‘rurality’. The present work discusses the intimate relationship between urban sprawl and new forms of rurality. Considering economic downturns and the possible impact on landscape transformations, our study focuses on a representative Mediterranean case of urban sprawl (the metropolitan region of Athens, Greece). In this area, urban settlements expanded rapidly into fringe land, producing relevant socio-demographic transformations that have determined uneven changes in rural landscapes. A spatially-explicit investigation of local-scale dynamics that characterize population residing in sparse settlements over a long time period (1961–2011)—encompassing distinct phases of urban growth and rural development—is relevant for analysis of local changes in the relationship between sprawl and new forms of rurality. A new concept of ‘rurality’—adapting to rapidly-evolving, mixed rural/peri-urban contexts—require reframing the relationship between rural landscapes, scattered settlements, economic cycles and socio-demographic aspects, in the light of a truly sustainable development of local territories.

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“…Apart from that, agroforestry also affects the quality of existing air and water [15][16][17][18]. Forest plants in agroforestry are said to play a role in carbon sequestration [19][20][21], creates a comfortable and cool microclimate and plays a role in providing water through its roots and canopy [22]. [23] stated that agroforestry contributes significantly to carbon sequestration, improves the regulation of ecosystem services, and increases biodiversity.…”

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Sustaining subsistence culture in Mamar agroforestry management in West Timor, is it possible?

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A subsistence culture which has moral values related to the protection of ancestral territories and the environment, must be maintained in the management of Mamar agroforestry. On the other hand, subsistence culture is often seen as a counter-modernization culture because it is not commercially oriented. This paper aims to provide an overview of the subsistence culture and its relationship to the preservation of Mamar agroforestry and the potential stresses it faces, as well as quantify the opportunities for sustaining a subsistence culture in today’s West Timorese society. The method used is literature study using Google Scholar and other relevant literature. As it is known, the demands of life necessities and lifestyles, global climate change, and government policies are the pressing factors for land conversion, including in Mamar. On the other hand, a culture of subsistence tends to maintain moral values in cultivating land that preserves nature, thereby reducing pressure for Mamar land conversion. The conclusion obtained is that a subsistence culture needs to be maintained and become a locomotive for maintaining the sustainability of development as a whole, by reducing the causes of vulnerability in society. Economic and social interests can be integrated due to compliance with strong social structures.

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Agroforestry in Europe: A land management policy tool to combat climate change

Cited by 109 publications

References 17 publications

Agroforestry Systems of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: Land Use for Biocultural Diversity Conservation

Agroforestry Systems of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: Land Use for Biocultural Diversity Conservation

In-Between Sprawl and Neo-Rurality: Sparse Settlements and the Evolution of Socio-Demographic Local Context in a Mediterranean Region

Sustaining subsistence culture in Mamar agroforestry management in West Timor, is it possible?

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