Desertification in Iran was recognized between the 1930s and 1960s. This paper traces
Iran's attempts to reclaim desertified areas, evaluates the anti-desertification approaches …

Intensification of the dairy industry globally, combined with a changing climate, has placed
increased pressure on natural capital assets (and the flow of ecosystem services) on farms …

Windbreaks are a major component of successful agricultural systems throughout the world.
The focus of this chapter is on temperate-zone, commercial, agricultural systems in North …

A two way relationship exists between agricultural production and ecosystem services
where farmers act as significant contributors to as well as potential detractors to societal well …

防护林学是研究防护林构建及经营的理论与技术的科学, 其核心内容包括防护林构建理论与技术
, 防护林经营理论与技术和防护林效益评价. 防护林学发展的终极目的是构建与经营防护林 …

The presence of windbreaks is usually considered positive in mitigating the
evapotranspiration (ET). For this reason, the windbreak barrier is included among the agro …

Dehesa, open oak woodland, is the most extended agroforestry system in Europe, with more
than 3 million hectares existing in the south-western Iberian peninsula. However, today …

This chapter provides practical information for landowners, producers, conservation
professionals, and students. It shows how windbreaks work, how organisms respond to wind …

Some analysts point to continuing advances in agricultural technology and declining global
population growth rates to predict a substantial surplus of agricultural land by 2050. Such …

Abstract The Three-North Shelter Forest Program (TNSFP), which is the largest ecological
afforestation program worldwide, was launched in 1978 and will last until 2050 in the Three …