The 'parklands' that form the most widespread farming systems in the Sahelian zone of West
Africa are farming systems in which annual crops are grown under scattered trees preserved …

Although small-scale agroforestry systems (swiddens, complex and single-crop-dominated
agroforests, and homegardens) form a diverse and important tropical land use, there has …

Farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) is being promoted for restoration beyond its
original range in the Sahel. FMNR involves farmers selecting and managing natural …

Vitellaria paradoxa, the shea tree, an economically important fruit-tree species native to
savanna regions is threatened in Burkina Faso due to overexploitation and changing land …

Biodiversity matters in many aspects for human well-being by providing timber and non-
timber products. The most important ecosystems providing these products in West Africa are …

Market globalization has had only a weak impact on the regional shea nut supply chain in
western Burkina Faso despite the boom in the shea trade and the arrival of leading foreign …

Traditionally, most cocoa farms are established by removing the forest understorey and
thinning the forest canopy so that cocoa seedlings can grow into productive trees by utilising …

The role of agroforestry systems in biodiversity conservation was investigated in the
semiarid Tehuacán Valley, Central México. Richness and diversity of native plant species …

Forest landscape restoration (FLR) has gained global scientific and political attention in
recent times, with many sub-Saharan African countries committing to restoration targets …

Global change will likely affect savanna and forest structure and distributions, with
implications for diversity within both biomes. Few studies have examined the impacts of both …