Agroforestry for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services : : Science and Practice / / edited byMartin Leckson Kaonga.

• TeilnehmendeR: Kaonga, Martin Leckson,
• Place / Publishing House: Rijeka, Croatia : : IntechOpen,, 2012.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (178 pages) :; illustrations some color

Agroforestry has great potential for reducing deforestation and forest degradation, providing rural livelihoods and habitats for species outside formally protected land, and alleviating resource-use pressure on conservation areas. However, widespread adoption of agroforestry innovations is still constrained by a myriad of factors including design features of candidate agroforestry innovations, perceived needs, policies, availability and distribution of factors of production, and perception of risks. Understanding the science, and factors that regulate the adoption, of agroforestry and how they impact the implementation of agroforestry is vitally important. Agroforestry for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Science and Practice examines design features and management practices of some agroforestry practices and their impact on biodiversity and the ecosystem services it delivers. It also identifies policy issues for facilitating adoption of desirable agroforestry practices and gradual diminution of undesirable policies.