Soil degradation is a global concern, decreasing the soil's ability to perform a multitude of functions. In Europe, one of the leading causes of soil degradation is unsustainable …
Agroforestry, relative to conventional agriculture, contributes significantly to carbon sequestration, increases a range of regulating ecosystem services, and enhances …
Agroforestry is a traditional land use system that may contribute to the solution of environmental problems in agriculture. Agroforestry is the practice of deliberately integrating …
Humanity faces a triple threat of climate change, biodiversity loss, and global food insecurity. In response, increasing the general adaptive capacity of farming systems is essential. We …
S Kay, A Graves, JHN Palma, G Moreno… - Ecosystem …, 2019 - Elsevier
The study assessed the economic performance of marketable ecosystem services (ES)(biomass production) and non-marketable ecosystem services and dis-services …
Large herbivores have a keystone role in many forest ecosystems. There is widespread recognition that undesirable changes may be caused by the complete removal of grazing …
In global terms, European farms produce high yields of safe and high quality food but this depends on the use of many off-farm inputs and the associated greenhouse gas emissions …
L Beule, A Vaupel, VE Moran-Rodas - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Modern temperate alley-cropping systems combine rows of trees with rows of crops (agroforestry), which allows for diverse interspecific interactions such as the complementary …
S Yoshida, H Yagi, A Kiminami, G Garrod - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Multifunctionality of urban agriculture is essential for the sustainability of both cities and urban farms, especially in Asian mega-cities exhibiting extensive urban sprawl. To maximise …