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Past, present, and future of agroforestry systems in Europe in agroforestry: the future of global land use

dc.contributor.authorMosquera Losada, María Rosa
dc.contributor.authorMoreno, G.
dc.contributor.authorPardini, A.
dc.contributor.authorMcAdam, J.H.
dc.contributor.authorPapanastasis, V.
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, P.J.
dc.contributor.authorLamersdorf, M.
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Marina
dc.contributor.authorLiagre, F.
dc.contributor.authorRigueiro-Rodríguez, Antonio
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-12T15:19:36Z
dc.date.available2013-03-12T15:19:36Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractMany traditional land-use systems in Europe involved agroforestry in the pre-industrial era, but, over the years, increased mechanization led to the development of increasingly specialized crop, animal and wood production systems. As a consequence, the area under agroforestry declined in many regions of Europe, and agroforestry systems became confined to situations where understorey primary production is restricted due to cold temperatures (Boreal and Alpine areas) or drought (Mediterranean areas) and to plots that are hard to reach or too small for cultivation with modern machinery, as in Spain, Italy and the lower altitude mountain regions in southern and central Germany. On the whole, agroforestry continued to be practised only where it enabled farmers to obtain economic returns from lands that were otherwise relatively unproductive and mostly limited to silvopastoral practices. Since the mid-1990s, however, European policies have encouraged land management systems that combine production, environmental services (biodiversity, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling and water quality) and social benefits, and this has created a new interest in agroforestry systems. Today, the major agroforestry practices in Europe include silvopasture and silvoarable. However, the benefits and opportunities offered by agroforestry can only be realized with substantial investments and coordinated efforts in research, education, knowledge transfer and appropriate national policies across Europe.por
dc.identifier.citationMosquera-Losada, M.R.; Moreno, G.; Pardini, A.; McAdam, J.H.; Papanastasis, V.; Burgess, P.J.; Lamersdorf, M.; Castro, Marina; Liagre, F.; Rigueiro-Rodríguez, A. (2012). Past, present, and future of agroforestry systems in Europe in agroforestry - the future of global land use. In Nair, P.K. Ramachandran; Garrity, Dennis (Eds.) Agroforestry - The Future of Global Land Use. Berlin: Springer. p. 286-312. ISBN 978-94-007-4676-3por
dc.identifier.other978-94-007-4675-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/8245
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherSpringerpor
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAdvances in Agroforestry;
dc.subjectEnvironmental servicespor
dc.subjectSilvoarablepor
dc.subjectSilvopasturepor
dc.subjectPolicypor
dc.titlePast, present, and future of agroforestry systems in Europe in agroforestry: the future of global land usepor
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceBerlinpor
oaire.citation.titleAgroforestry - The Future of Global Land Usepor
oaire.citation.volume9por
person.familyNameCastro
person.givenNameMarina
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