Achieving mitigation and adaptation to climate change through sustainable agroforestry practices in africa

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-14

  Mbow, Cheikh ^a   Smith, Pete ^b   Skole, David ^c   Duguma, Lalisa ^a   Bustamante, Mercedes ^d  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE PLANNING; SMALLHOLDER;

AFRICA;

EID: 84885758923     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.09.002     Document Type: Review

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