Carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems

Abstract

Management of trees in agroecosystems such as agroforestry, ethnoforests, and trees outside forests can mitigate green house gas (GHG) emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. Agroforestry systems are a better climate change mitigation option than oceanic, and other terrestrial options because of the secondary environmental benefits such as helping to attain food security and secure land tenure in developing countries, increasing farm income, restoring and maintaining above-ground and below-ground biodiversity, corridors between protected forests, as CH₄ sinks, maintaining watershed hydrology, and soil conservation. Agroforestry also mitigates the demand for wood and reduces pressure on natural forests. Promoting woodcarving industry facilitates long-term locking-up of carbon in carved wood and new sequestration through intensified tree growing. By making use of local knowledge, equity, livelihood security, trade and industry, can be supported. There is need to support development of suitable policies, assisted by robust country-wide scientific studies aimed at better understanding the potential of agroforestry and ethnoforestry for climate change mitigation and human well-being.     

农田生态系统养分迁移转化与优化管理研究

从生态环境质量的角度，综述了农田生态系统养分的迁移转化和循环研究的进展，同时从社会科学的角度分析了国家政策和农民施肥行为的影响。分析表明以往国内的研究需要加强农田生态环境效应的研究，进一步明确农田生态系统 N、P、K的迁移通量及其估算方法，建立计算养分损失的模型及相关参数，特别需要研究国家相关政策和农民的施肥行为等对肥料生产、使用与管理的影响，并提出相关政策建议和措施示范。