Do European agroforestry systems enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services? A meta-analysis

M Torralba, N Fagerholm, PJ Burgess, G Moreno… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2016 - Elsevier
Agroforestry has been proposed as a sustainable agricultural system over conventional
agriculture and forestry, conserving biodiversity and enhancing ecosystem service provision …

Climate-smart agroforestry systems and practices: A systematic review of what works, what doesn't work, and why

D Ntawuruhunga, EE Ngowi, HO Mangi… - Forest Policy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The prevailing global environmental distress, particularly in rural areas, calls for the
adoption of integrated sustainable rural development strategies like climate-smart …

Current extent and stratification of agroforestry in the European Union

M Den Herder, G Moreno… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
An accurate and objective estimate on the extent of agroforestry in Europe is critical for the
development of supporting policies. For this reason, a more harmonised and uniform Pan …

Agroforestry benefits and challenges for adoption in Europe and beyond

M Sollen-Norrlin, BB Ghaley, NLJ Rintoul - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Reconciling productivity with protection of the environment: Is temperate agroforestry the answer?

J Smith, BD Pearce, MS Wolfe - Renewable Agriculture and Food …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Meeting the needs for a growing world population calls for multifunctional land use, which
can meet the multiple demands of food and fuel production, environmental and biodiversity …

Geobotanical survey of wood-pasture habitats in Europe: diversity, threats and conservation

E Bergmeier, J Petermann, E Schröder - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2010 - Springer
Agro-silvopastoral land-use has a long tradition throughout Europe. Depending on the
region, wood-pasture occurs as vanishing relic of historical land-use, or still more or less …

A systematic map of ecosystem services assessments around European agroforestry

N Fagerholm, M Torralba, PJ Burgess, T Plieninger - Ecological Indicators, 2016 - Elsevier
Agroforestry offers proven strategies as an environmentally benign and ecologically
sustainable land management practice to promote ecosystem services. In this literature …

Circular economy in agriculture: unleashing the potential of integrated organic farming for food security and sustainable development

T Selvan, L Panmei, KK Murasing, V Guleria… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Food is a basic human requirement which sustains the dynamics of the Earth's inhabitants
by satisfying hunger, providing nutrition and health, and catering to culture, tradition, and …

Ecological benefits provided by alley cropping systems for production of woody biomass in the temperate region: a review

P Tsonkova, C Böhm, A Quinkenstein, D Freese - Agroforestry systems, 2012 - Springer
In temperate Europe alley cropping systems which integrate strips of short rotation coppices
into conventional agricultural fields (ACS) are receiving increasing attention. These systems …

Agroforestry in Europe: a review of the disappearance of traditional systems and development of modern agroforestry practices, with emphasis on experiences in …

K Nerlich, S Graeff-Hönninger, W Claupein - 2013 - Springer
Agroforestry is a new name for a rather old practice. From a historical point of view, various
agroforestry systems existed in Europe, of which the wood pastures (Neolithicum), the …