Agroforestry as a strategy for carbon sequestration

PK Ramachandran Nair… - Journal of plant …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
During the past three decades, agroforestry has become recognized the world over as an
integrated approach to sustainable land use because of its production and environmental …

Carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems

PKR Nair, VD Nair, BM Kumar, JM Showalter - Advances in agronomy, 2010 - Elsevier
Agroforestry—the practice of growing trees and crops in interacting combinations—is
recognized worldwide as an integrated approach to sustainable land-use. It is estimated to …

Funding flows for climate change research on Africa: where do they come from and where do they go?

I Overland, H Fossum Sagbakken… - Climate and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Africa has only contributed a small fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions yet faces
disproportionate risks from climate change. This imbalance is one of many inequities …

Soil carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems as a mitigation strategy of climate change: a case study from Dinajpur, Bangladesh

S Rahman, A Ali, A Raihan - Advances in Environmental and …, 2022 - lidsen.com
The study was carried out in three different locations in Dinajpur district, Bangladesh, to
observe soil carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems as a mitigation strategy for climate …

Carbon costs and benefits of Indonesian rainforest conversion to plantations

T Guillaume, MM Kotowska, D Hertel, A Knohl… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Land-use intensification in the tropics plays an important role in meeting global demand for
agricultural commodities but generates high environmental costs. Here, we synthesize the …

Carbon sequestration studies in agroforestry systems: a reality-check

PKR Nair - Agroforestry systems, 2012 - Springer
Given the recognized role of agroforestry systems (AFS) in climate change mitigation
through carbon sequestration, it is important to have rigorous and consistent procedures to …

Greenhouse gas fluxes from natural ecosystems

RC Dalal, DE Allen - Australian Journal of Botany, 2008 - CSIRO Publishing
Besides water vapour, greenhouse gases CO2, CH4, O3 and N2O contribute~ 60%, 20%,
10% and 6% to global warming, respectively; minor contribution is made by …

Carbon stock and sequestration potential of traditional and improved agroforestry systems in the West African Sahel

A Takimoto, PKR Nair, VD Nair - Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 2008 - Elsevier
Carbon (C) sequestration potential of agroforestry systems has attracted worldwide attention
following the recognition of agroforestry as a greenhouse gas mitigation strategy under the …

Soil carbon sequestration in tropical agroforestry systems: a feasibility appraisal

PKR Nair, VD Nair, BM Kumar, SG Haile - Environmental Science & Policy, 2009 - Elsevier
Agroforestry is recognized as a strategy for soil carbon sequestration (SCS) under the
afforestation/reforestation activities, but our understanding of soil carbon (C) dynamics under …

Agricultural production, greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation potential

XPC Verge, C De Kimpe, RL Desjardins - Agricultural and forest …, 2007 - Elsevier
During the next three decades, Asia will remain the largest food consumer (increasing from
40 to 55% of the global consumption between 2000 and 2015) and the largest source of …