Potential of Agroforestry for Climate Change Mitigation through Carbon Sequestration: Review Paper

Abstract

Climate change is widely accepted that human activities are now increasingly influencing changes in global climate. Carbon emission is higher from deforestation and forest degradation. However, this can be managed through the sustainable management of land and forest. Thus, the purpose of this review paper is to present the compiled studies which have been done on the potential of agroforestry in climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration. The enhancement of forest C stocks through agroforestry can be considered as one of the main options for reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere Agroforestry is a unique extensive action involving the integration of woody plants with crop and livestock components. Therefore, in the recent decades, the role of agroforestry in climate change mitigation received strong attention. Thus, the greatest role of agroforestry in relation to climate change is in mitigating the emissions of CO2 by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere. Because the adoption of agroforestry practice has greater potential to increase C sequestration of predominantly agriculture dominated landscapes than the monocrop agriculture.