Restoring Forests Through Carbon Farming on Māori Land in New Zealand/Aotearoa

Funk, Jason; Kerr, Suzi

doi:10.1659/mrd.0921

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“…Here, it was found that Manuka was highly efficient in restoring soil quality, nursing other plant species and improving growing conditions on a variety of degraded terrain, including abandoned mines and areas of extensive deforestation, [22,69]. Pastoral land in New Zealand has even been converted back to forest by allowing it to be colonized by wild Manuka shrubs [24]. In the case of the natural reclamation of pastoral fields by wild Manuka plants, microclimate changes have been observed to facilitate succession and reforestation [24].…”

Section: Flowering Shrubs As a Substitute Or Supplement To Trees In Amentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Pastoral land in New Zealand has even been converted back to forest by allowing it to be colonized by wild Manuka shrubs [24]. In the case of the natural reclamation of pastoral fields by wild Manuka plants, microclimate changes have been observed to facilitate succession and reforestation [24].…”

Section: Flowering Shrubs As a Substitute Or Supplement To Trees In Amentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The idea was initially proposed in the 1980s over concerns of desertification and received renewed attention in the early 2000s as a potential adaptation to moderate the impacts of projected future climate changes. While the plan has suffered from a lack of funding and political will, we believe the central idea of the GGW has significant potential for adaptation: similar programs have been developed in other regions (e.g., China, New Zealand) and have been successful in reducing, and in some cases reversing, desertification [16,17,19,[22][23][24][25][26]. However, we believe that the GGW needs modifying if it is to be effective, obtain the support of local communities and leverage international support.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Increasing the Effectiveness of the “Great Green Wall” as an Adaptation to the Effects of Climate Change and Desertification in the Sahel

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Ford

2014

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Abstract:The Great Green Wall (GGW) has been advocated as a means of reducing desertification in the Sahel through the planting of a broad continuous band of trees from Senegal to Djibouti. Initially proposed in the 1980s, the plan has received renewed impetus in light of the potential of climate change to accelerate desertification, although the implementation has been lacking in all but two of 11 countries in the region. In this paper, we argue that the GGW needs modifying if it is to be effective, obtain the support of local communities and leverage international support. Specifically, we propose a shift from planting trees in the GGW to utilizing shrubs (e.g., Leptospermum scoparium, Boscia senegalensis, Grewia flava, Euclea undulata or Diospyros lycioides), which would have multiple benefits, including having a faster growth rate and proving the basis for silvo-pastoral livelihoods based on bee-keeping and honey production.

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Section: Flowering Shrubs As a Substitute Or Supplement To Trees In Amentioning

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Section: Flowering Shrubs As a Substitute Or Supplement To Trees In Amentioning

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Increasing the Effectiveness of the “Great Green Wall” as an Adaptation to the Effects of Climate Change and Desertification in the Sahel

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2014

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“…Plantings of spaced trees may provide supplementary income for landowners through their potential ability to sequester significant amounts of C in above-ground biomass and soil. New Zealand is a party to the Kyoto protocol and in the short-to medium-term plans to meet about half of its target reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through various afforestation/forestation schemes involving establishing exotic and indigenous species on sites such as steep, erosion-prone, pastorally farmed hill country (Trotter et al 2005;Funk and Kerr 2007). On these and other sites, e.g.…”

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Silvopastoralism in New Zealand: review of effects of evergreen and deciduous trees on pasture dynamics

2008

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Complex interactions between livestock, trees and pasture occur in silvopastoral systems. Between trees and pasture, competition for soil resources (nutrients and water) occurs, becoming especially relevant when one of them is in scarce supply. Trees reduce light and water reaching the understorey layers according to tree density and canopy size. However, they may ameliorate extreme climatological features (reducing wind speed and evapotranspiration, and alleviating extreme temperatures), and improve soil properties, for example, deciduous tree litter may contribute to increased pH and soil nutrient concentrations. During tree establishment, there are generally negligible effects on pasture, irrespective of tree type. However, there is a decline in pasture production and nutritive value under shade with increasing tree age and higher stand density. Under the same conditions, deciduous trees affect pasture later (extinction point of pasture occurs at 85% of canopy closure) than evergreen trees (about 67% for Pinus radiata D. Don). This is mainly because deciduous trees have a leafless period that enables pasture recovery, and their litter smothers pasture less intensely because of its relatively fast decomposition. Silvopastoral studies conducted in New Zealand are reviewed to discuss these effects, and differences in the effects of evergreen and deciduous trees are shown using the examples of P. radiata, and Populus and Salix spp. respectively, which exist in many temperate countries. Future research needs are outlined.

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“…183 In short, pastoral land in New Zealand has been converted back to forest by allowing it to be colonised by wild Manuka shrubs. 184 …”

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The law and policy on curbing desertification in Nigeria: A contemporary discourse

Abuza

2017

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Restoring Forests Through Carbon Farming on Māori Land in New Zealand/Aotearoa

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Increasing the Effectiveness of the “Great Green Wall” as an Adaptation to the Effects of Climate Change and Desertification in the Sahel

Increasing the Effectiveness of the “Great Green Wall” as an Adaptation to the Effects of Climate Change and Desertification in the Sahel

Silvopastoralism in New Zealand: review of effects of evergreen and deciduous trees on pasture dynamics

The law and policy on curbing desertification in Nigeria: A contemporary discourse

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