Ebook: Agroforestry - The Future of Global Land Use

This volume contains a solid body of the current state of knowledge on the various themes and activities in agroforestry worldwide. It is organized into three sections: the Introduction section consists of the summaries of six keynote speeches at the 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2009; that is followed by two sections of peer-reviewed thematic chapters grouped as “Global Perspectives” (seven chapters) and “Regional Perspectives” (eleven chapters), authored by professional leaders in their respective agroforestry-related fields worldwide. A total of 130 professionals from institutions in 33 countries in both developing and the industrialized temperate regions of the world contributed to the book as chapter authors and/or reviewers. Thus, the book presents a comprehensive and authoritative account of the global picture of agroforestry today.

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Agroforestry ranks high among the significant initiatives in improving land management that have occurred the world over during the past few decades. Thanks to the global efforts in research and development during the past three decades, the age-old forms of agroforestry are being transformed from a “set ofpractices in search of science” to a science-based, integrated approach to addressing many of the world’s most serious land-management challenges. Today, nearly a billion hectares of agricultural landscapes already have more than 10% tree cover and an estimated total of 1.6 billion hectares of land worldwide has the potential to be under agroforestry management in the foreseeable future.
The World Congresses of Agroforestry (WCA), held once every five years since 2004, constitute an important set of events in the impressive development of the discipline. The second Congress (WCA2) held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2009, was attended by about 1,200 delegates from 96 countries. This book was developed to meet the need for a volume containing such outputs that do not fit well into the thematic mode of disciplinary journals. It has been organized into three sections: the Introduction section consists of six summaries of keynote speeches at WCA2; that is followed by two sections of peer-reviewed thematic chapters grouped as “Global Perspectives” (seven chapters) and “Regional Perspectives” (11 chapters), authored by professional leaders in their respective agroforestry-related fields worldwide. A total of 130 professionals from institutions in 33 countries in both developing and the industrialized temperate regions of the world, contributed to the book as chapter authors and/or reviewers. Thus, the book contains a solid body of the current state of knowledge on the various themes and activities in agroforestry worldwide compiled by distinguished leaders in their respective areas of expertise.

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Agroforestry ranks high among the significant initiatives in improving land management that have occurred the world over during the past few decades. Thanks to the global efforts in research and development during the past three decades, the age-old forms of agroforestry are being transformed from a “set ofpractices in search of science” to a science-based, integrated approach to addressing many of the world’s most serious land-management challenges. Today, nearly a billion hectares of agricultural landscapes already have more than 10% tree cover and an estimated total of 1.6 billion hectares of land worldwide has the potential to be under agroforestry management in the foreseeable future.
The World Congresses of Agroforestry (WCA), held once every five years since 2004, constitute an important set of events in the impressive development of the discipline. The second Congress (WCA2) held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2009, was attended by about 1,200 delegates from 96 countries. This book was developed to meet the need for a volume containing such outputs that do not fit well into the thematic mode of disciplinary journals. It has been organized into three sections: the Introduction section consists of six summaries of keynote speeches at WCA2; that is followed by two sections of peer-reviewed thematic chapters grouped as “Global Perspectives” (seven chapters) and “Regional Perspectives” (11 chapters), authored by professional leaders in their respective agroforestry-related fields worldwide. A total of 130 professionals from institutions in 33 countries in both developing and the industrialized temperate regions of the world, contributed to the book as chapter authors and/or reviewers. Thus, the book contains a solid body of the current state of knowledge on the various themes and activities in agroforestry worldwide compiled by distinguished leaders in their respective areas of expertise.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Agroforestry, Climate Change and Habitat Protection....Pages 3-6
Agroforestry for an Evergreen Revolution....Pages 7-10
Environmental Resilience and Agroforestry....Pages 11-12
Climate Change and Agroforestry....Pages 13-15
Agroforestry and the Transition to the Future....Pages 17-20
Agroforestry and the Future of Global Land Use....Pages 21-27
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Climate Change Mitigation: A Low-Hanging Fruit of Agroforestry....Pages 31-67
Segregate or Integrate for Multifunctionality and Sustained Change Through Rubber-Based Agroforestry in Indonesia and China....Pages 69-104
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Through Agroforestry and Ecosystem Conservation....Pages 105-126
High-Carbon-Stock Rural-Development Pathways in Asia and Africa: Improved Land Management for Climate Change Mitigation....Pages 127-143
Tree Domestication in Agroforestry: Progress in the Second Decade (2003–2012)....Pages 145-173
Policy Support for Large-Scale Adoption of Agroforestry Practices: Experience from Africa and Asia....Pages 175-201
Multifunctional Agriculture and Opportunities for Agroforestry: Implications of IAASTD....Pages 203-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
The Future of Temperate Agroforestry in the United States....Pages 217-245
Agroforestry Research and Development in Canada: The Way Forward....Pages 247-283
Past, Present and Future of Agroforestry Systems in Europe....Pages 285-312
Agroforestry for Mine-Land Reclamation in Germany: Capitalizing on Carbon Sequestration and Bioenergy Production....Pages 313-339
The Satoyama Landscape of Japan: The Future of an Indigenous Agricultural System in an Industrialized Society....Pages 341-358
South Asian Agroforestry: Traditions, Transformations, and Prospects....Pages 359-389
Agroforestry in the Amazon Region: A Pathway for Balancing Conservation and Development....Pages 391-428
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Mainstreaming Agroforestry in Latin America....Pages 429-453
Land Health Surveillance: Mapping Soil Carbon in Kenyan Rangelands....Pages 455-462
Gender and Agroforestry in Africa: Who Benefits? The African Perspective....Pages 463-496
Incentive Mechanisms for Smallholder Agroforestry: Opportunities and Challenges in the Philippines....Pages 497-514
Back Matter....Pages 515-541

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Agroforestry ranks high among the significant initiatives in improving land management that have occurred the world over during the past few decades. Thanks to the global efforts in research and development during the past three decades, the age-old forms of agroforestry are being transformed from a “set ofpractices in search of science” to a science-based, integrated approach to addressing many of the world’s most serious land-management challenges. Today, nearly a billion hectares of agricultural landscapes already have more than 10% tree cover and an estimated total of 1.6 billion hectares of land worldwide has the potential to be under agroforestry management in the foreseeable future.
The World Congresses of Agroforestry (WCA), held once every five years since 2004, constitute an important set of events in the impressive development of the discipline. The second Congress (WCA2) held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2009, was attended by about 1,200 delegates from 96 countries. This book was developed to meet the need for a volume containing such outputs that do not fit well into the thematic mode of disciplinary journals. It has been organized into three sections: the Introduction section consists of six summaries of keynote speeches at WCA2; that is followed by two sections of peer-reviewed thematic chapters grouped as “Global Perspectives” (seven chapters) and “Regional Perspectives” (11 chapters), authored by professional leaders in their respective agroforestry-related fields worldwide. A total of 130 professionals from institutions in 33 countries in both developing and the industrialized temperate regions of the world, contributed to the book as chapter authors and/or reviewers. Thus, the book contains a solid body of the current state of knowledge on the various themes and activities in agroforestry worldwide compiled by distinguished leaders in their respective areas of expertise.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Agroforestry, Climate Change and Habitat Protection....Pages 3-6
Agroforestry for an Evergreen Revolution....Pages 7-10
Environmental Resilience and Agroforestry....Pages 11-12
Climate Change and Agroforestry....Pages 13-15
Agroforestry and the Transition to the Future....Pages 17-20
Agroforestry and the Future of Global Land Use....Pages 21-27
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Climate Change Mitigation: A Low-Hanging Fruit of Agroforestry....Pages 31-67
Segregate or Integrate for Multifunctionality and Sustained Change Through Rubber-Based Agroforestry in Indonesia and China....Pages 69-104
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Through Agroforestry and Ecosystem Conservation....Pages 105-126
High-Carbon-Stock Rural-Development Pathways in Asia and Africa: Improved Land Management for Climate Change Mitigation....Pages 127-143
Tree Domestication in Agroforestry: Progress in the Second Decade (2003–2012)....Pages 145-173
Policy Support for Large-Scale Adoption of Agroforestry Practices: Experience from Africa and Asia....Pages 175-201
Multifunctional Agriculture and Opportunities for Agroforestry: Implications of IAASTD....Pages 203-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
The Future of Temperate Agroforestry in the United States....Pages 217-245
Agroforestry Research and Development in Canada: The Way Forward....Pages 247-283
Past, Present and Future of Agroforestry Systems in Europe....Pages 285-312
Agroforestry for Mine-Land Reclamation in Germany: Capitalizing on Carbon Sequestration and Bioenergy Production....Pages 313-339
The Satoyama Landscape of Japan: The Future of an Indigenous Agricultural System in an Industrialized Society....Pages 341-358
South Asian Agroforestry: Traditions, Transformations, and Prospects....Pages 359-389
Agroforestry in the Amazon Region: A Pathway for Balancing Conservation and Development....Pages 391-428
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Mainstreaming Agroforestry in Latin America....Pages 429-453
Land Health Surveillance: Mapping Soil Carbon in Kenyan Rangelands....Pages 455-462
Gender and Agroforestry in Africa: Who Benefits? The African Perspective....Pages 463-496
Incentive Mechanisms for Smallholder Agroforestry: Opportunities and Challenges in the Philippines....Pages 497-514
Back Matter....Pages 515-541
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