Ecosystem-based adaptation for smallholder farmers: Definitions, opportunities and constraints

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 211, Issue , 2015, Pages 126-132

  Vignola, Raffaele ^a,e   Harvey, Celia Alice ^b   Bautista Solis, Pavel ^a   Avelino, Jacques ^a,c,d   Rapidel, Bruno ^a,c   Donatti, Camila ^b   Martinez, Ruth ^b  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^c CIRAD   (France)

^d Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coffee agroforestry systems; Conservation practices; Ecosystem services; Ecosystem based Adaptation; Smallholders' agriculture

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGROFORESTRY; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COFFEE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD SECURITY; INCOME; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIVESTOCK; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SMALLHOLDER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

MESOAMERICA;

EID: 84934983415     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.05.013     Document Type: Review

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