With food shortages and increased threats of climate change, interest in agroforestry is gathering for its potential to address various onfarm adaptation needs, and fulfill many roles in afolurelated mitigation pathways. Agroforestry af is a dynamic, ecologically based, natural resources management system that, by integrating trees on farms, ranches, and in other landscapes, diversifies and increases production and promotes social, economic, and environmental benefits for land users. Reducing threats and enhancing resiliency in agricultural landscapes may 2014, nebraska city, ne opurpose. Download pdf agroforestry a water wise land management system that can serve as a response option for both climate change adaptation and mitigation, while addressing many of the challenges that smallholder farmers are facing. While agroforestry may play a significant role in mitigating the atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases ghg, it also has a role to play in. Climate change is real temperatures have increased by around 1 o c in southern australia. First of all it shall repeat, that landuse planning. Agroforestry systems may play vital role in mitigating. Agroforestry is increasingly recognized as a land management system that can serve as a response option for both climate change adaptation and mitigation, while addressing many of the challenges that smallholder farmers are facing. In a climate change mitigation context, additionality is generally used to mean net greenhouse gas ghg emissions savings or sequestration benefits in excess of. Summary statistics and regression analyses reveal linkages between onfarm carbon stocks and farm and household characteristics. Climate and economic benefits of agroforestry systems.
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There are proving facts for the impact of climate change on various components of the biosphere like air, water, plants, animals and human beings, which, if not acted upon, may lead to catastrophes. Agroforestry refers to the production of crop, livestock, and tree biomass on the same. Agroforestry practices as an option for climate change adaptation. Agroforestry systems for climate change adaptation and mitigation is one of. It is an estab lished fact that despite our present effort at climate changes miti gation ghg. Agroforestry can have immense benefits for the environment and the farmer a detailed breakdown of agroforestrys main benefits can be found on agriinfos site. Nations framework convention on climate change unfccc, the recognition of the role of trees in contributing to global climate mitigation provides scope for agroforestry to contribute to carbon sequestration. Contribution of agroforestry to climate change mitigation and. Climate change is the burning issue of todays world. Agroforestry systems for climate change mitigation and. Among the mitigation, mechanism to reduce the threat is achieved by increasing the amount.
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Manystudieshaveshownthat practices can slow or reverse land degradation. Dec 03, 2016 southeast asia, with a population of more than 600 million mostly reliant on agriculture and forests, is ranked high on measures of vulnerability to the impact of climate change. This change is due to humans burning fossil fuels and clearing forests. Agroforestry systems offer opportunities for the creation of synergies between adaptation and mitigation, and have basu new zealand journal of forestry science 2014, 44suppl 1. Pdf agroforestry is an ecologically sustainable land use system. This study aims to shed light on the value of ecosystem services agroforestry systems provide. Agroforestry for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Box 30798, lilongwe 03, malawi 2 imo state university, owerri, nigeria email. Adoption of agroforestry practices and climate change. Rajeshwar rao g, prabhakar m, venkatesh g, srinivas i and sammi reddy k eds. Treebased farming systems store carbon in soils and woody biomass, and they may also reduce greenhouse gas emissions from soils 33, 34. Agroforestry is a way to bulletproof farms in the face of climate change simons, 2010 more than,000 acres of missouri farmland under water birds point levee breach, may 2011 diversification resilient farmscapes tree buffers 500 ft can protect levees. This fact is based on the capacity that agf systems have.
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Agroforestry is closely connected to the sustainable agriculture movement in the u. Climate change is linked to previous and current greenhouse gases ghg. Achieving mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Agroforestry not only helps in climate change mitigation but also climate change adaptation. The country has formulated national climate change mitigation strategies that relate to forestry and agricultural sector, with a potential revision in 2019 that can include agroforestry af, provided that the potential mitigation contribution from this sector can be. Agroforestry solutions to address food security and climate. Landuse, landuse change and forestry report, agroforestry was considered to have the highest potential for carbon sequestration in nonannex i countries figure 1.
Wondimu hailesilassie, climate change adaptation and mitigation through agroforestry systems in wolaita zone, southern highland of ethiopia, changing climates, ecosystems and environments within arid southern africa and adjoining regions, 10. Global climate change has two primary features that affect agricultural production. The role of agroforestry in building livelihood resilience to. Americans recognize the need for onfarm diversification that includes crop rotations, cover crops, polycultures, and of course, agroforestry. Agroforestry for sustainable agriculture and climate. Project report potential mitigation contribution from. Deforestation, growing scarcity of tree products, and environmental degradation have created serious problems for rural land use in many developing countries. Vezenobres, gard sandy loam soil in a mediterranean climate where year old poplars at 140 stems ha1 i214 clone had on average sequestered 540 kg c tree1 in the trunk and 60 kg c tree1 in the root system. Agroforestry and climate change what is the role of trees on farms.
Establishing agroforestry and bioenergy systems by joint implementation this headline is meant ambiguous. Climate change and agroforestry adaptation mitigation and. Climate change itself as a natural process but in recent years it will lead to changes in rainfall pattern, variation in temperature, sea. First of all it shall repeat, that landuse planning and energy policy should be designed in close cooperation.
Climate change may create serious problems for farmers by increasing precipitation variability and drought and flood events. Agroforestry functions that support climate change mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation and adaptation options of agroforestry can be implemented at. Potential of agroforestry practices in carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation option abstract agroforestry, an ecologically and environmentally sustainable land use system, offers a great promise to sequester carbon c to mitigate climate change problem. The climate mitigation potential of agroforestry should not be overlooked, especially as carbon emissions continue to increase. A sustainable land use system for livelihood security and climate change mitigation p. It is globally accepted that climate change is presently the greatest threat to the sustainability of human livelihood and biodiversity. Agroforestry, a system in which woody perennials are grown on the same land as agricultural crops or livestock, has been increasingly enlisted in the campaign to meet these threats to the rural economy.
Agroforestry for climate change mitigation and adaptation 1. Agroforestry opportunities for enhancing resilience to. Climate change, caused by global warming, is a phenomenon partly resulting from abundance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Fuelwood production in agroforestry systems for sustainable land use and co 2mitigation 3. Feb 16, 2015 agroforestry for climate change mitigation and adaptation 1. Agroforestry not only helps in climate change mitigati on but also climate change adaptation. Livelihood opportunities through natural vegetation for adaptation to climate change suresh kumar 5. The highlevel experts dialogue on climate change mitigation and adaptation in asean, held in bali, indonesia, 30 november 2016, heard that agroforestry could help. Achieving mitigation and adaptation to climate change through.
Agroforestry systems have potential for improvement in livelihoods through simultaneous production of food, fodder and firewood as well as mitigation of the impact of climate change panday, 2007. The concept of additionality is used to distinguish the net benefits associated with an activity or project by comparison with what would have happened in the absence of the intervention hm treasury, 2003. We test the hypothesis that agroforestry improves livelihoods and mitigates climate change in smallholder farming systems simultaneously. Performance of mitigation options in agroforestry will depend on the relative. The effects of climate change on agroforestry systems are not fully. Climate change mitigation consists of actions to limit the magnitude or rate of longterm global warming and its related effects.