Making trees count: Measurement and reporting of agroforestry in UNFCCC national communications of non-Annex I countries

Rosenstock, Todd S.; Wilkes, Andreas; Jallo, Courtney; Namoi, Nictor; Bulusu, Medha; Suber, Marta; Mboi, Damaris; Mulia, Rachmat; Simelton, Elisabeth; Richards, Meryl; Gurwick, N. P.; Wollenberg, Eva K.

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2019.106569

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“…Limiting the conversion of forest and natural grasslands to agriculture is therefore essential to protect soil C stocks. Among the practices associated with Regenerative Agriculture, agroforestry in its many shapes and forms perhaps has the greatest potential to contribute to climate change mitigation through C capture both above- and below-ground ( Feliciano et al, 2018 ; Rosenstock et al, 2019 ).…”

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Regenerative Agriculture: An agronomic perspective

Giller¹,

Hijbeek²,

Andersson³

et al. 2021

Outlook Agric

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Agriculture is in crisis. Soil health is collapsing. Biodiversity faces the sixth mass extinction. Crop yields are plateauing. Against this crisis narrative swells a clarion call for Regenerative Agriculture. But what is Regenerative Agriculture, and why is it gaining such prominence? Which problems does it solve, and how? Here we address these questions from an agronomic perspective. The term Regenerative Agriculture has actually been in use for some time, but there has been a resurgence of interest over the past 5 years. It is supported from what are often considered opposite poles of the debate on agriculture and food. Regenerative Agriculture has been promoted strongly by civil society and NGOs as well as by many of the major multi-national food companies. Many practices promoted as regenerative, including crop residue retention, cover cropping and reduced tillage are central to the canon of ‘good agricultural practices’, while others are contested and at best niche (e.g. permaculture, holistic grazing). Worryingly, these practices are generally promoted with little regard to context. Practices most often encouraged (such as no tillage, no pesticides or no external nutrient inputs) are unlikely to lead to the benefits claimed in all places. We argue that the resurgence of interest in Regenerative Agriculture represents a re-framing of what have been considered to be two contrasting approaches to agricultural futures, namely agroecology and sustainable intensification, under the same banner. This is more likely to confuse than to clarify the public debate. More importantly, it draws attention away from more fundamental challenges. We conclude by providing guidance for research agronomists who want to engage with Regenerative Agriculture.

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Section: Regenerative Agriculture Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regenerative Agriculture: An agronomic perspective

Giller¹,

Hijbeek²,

Andersson³

et al. 2021

Outlook Agric

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“…Agroforestry can connect the climate change (CC) policy imperatives on mitigation -reducing net emissions of greenhouse gasses-and adaptation: reducing human vulnerability to increased climate variability and global warming trends [4,5]. These connections are made aboveground as increased tree cover in agricultural landscapes stores carbon [6,7] and modifies microclimates [8].…”

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Soil Organic Matter, Mitigation of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Cocoa–Based Agroforestry Systems

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Sumeni

Sabodin

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Belowground roles of agroforestry in climate change mitigation (C storage) and adaptation (reduced vulnerability to drought) are less obvious than easy-to-measure aspects aboveground. Documentation on these roles is lacking. We quantified the organic C concentration (Corg) and soil physical properties in a mountainous landscape in Sulawesi (Indonesia) for five land cover types: secondary forest (SF), multistrata cocoa–based agroforestry (CAF) aged 4–5 years (CAF4), 10–12 years (CAF10), 17–34 years (CAF17), and multistrata (mixed fruit and timber) agroforest (MAF45) aged 45–68 years. With four replicate plots per cover type, we measured five pools of C-stock according to IPCC guidelines, soil bulk density (BD), macro porosity (MP), hydraulic conductivity (Ks), and available water capacity of the soil (AWC). The highest C-stock, in SF, was around 320 Mg ha−1, the lowest, 74 Mg ha−1, was in CAF4, with the older agroforestry systems being intermediate with 120 to 150 Mg ha−1. Soil compaction after forest conversion led to increased BD and reduced MP, Ks, and AWC. Older agroforestry partly recovered buffering: AWC per m of rooted soil profile increased by 5.7 mm per unit (g kg−1) increase of Corg. The restored AWC can support about a week’s worth of evapotranspiration without rain, assisting in climate change adaptation.

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“…Trong Cam kết Tự nguyện của Quốc gia (NDC) của 147 nước, có tới 40% các nước được đánh giá đề xuất NLKH là một giải pháp trong NDC của nước mình, trong đó phổ biến nhất ở Châu Phi (71% nước đề cập tới NLKH trong NDC). Trong 73 quốc gia có Chiến lược REDD+ Quốc gia, khoảng 50% xác định NLKH là một biện pháp giảm suy thoái rừng (Rosenstock et al 2019).…”

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