Agroforestry integrates woody perennials with arable crops, livestock, or fodder in the same
piece of land, promoting the more efficient utilization of resources as compared to …

The few percent of soil organic carbon (SOC) among mineral components form the interface
of climate, plant growth, soil biological processes, physical transport infrastructure, and …

Agroforestry (AF)-based adaptation to global climate change can consist of (1) reversal of
negative trends in diverse tree cover as generic portfolio risk management strategy;(2) …

Background and purpose Volcanic eruptions of pyroclastic tephra, including the ash-sized
fraction (< 2 mm; referred to as volcanic ash), have negative direct impacts on soil quality …

Backgrounds and aims Litter protects the underlying soil, depending on litterfall and
decomposition, but dynamics of the standing litter stock in agroforestry systems remain …

Belowground roles of agroforestry in climate change mitigation (C storage) and adaptation
(reduced vulnerability to drought) are less obvious than easy-to-measure aspects …

Mankind expects from forests and forest soils benefits like pure drinking water, space for
recreation, habitats for nature-near biocenoses and the production of timber as unrivaled …

CONTEXT Serious games have gained popularity as an innovative participatory approach to
explore the complexity of social-ecological systems, managing the trade-offs between …

In the perspective of using cocoa as a response to climate change, a preliminary carbon
stock assessment was conducted in cocoa agroforests of the Bengamisa-Yangambi forest …

Complex agroforestry systems are suggested as a possible solution to reduce the effects of
deforestation in the tropics while enhancing the livelihoods of local human populations …