Reforestation measures for degraded lands, strategies for the sustainable management of forest resources, and agroforestry practices that incorporate trees into farming systems are increasingly demonstrating their promise for producing commercialized tree products. Although the level of investment so far has remained modest, the challenge is to find ways to scale up promising investments in a way that will have a clear impact at the landscape level. These types of investments can help achieve the “triple wins” of climate-smart agriculture: increased incomes and yields, climate change adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation
Publication year
2011
Authors
Dewees P; Place F; Scherr S J; Buss C; Ajayi, O.C.; Buck L E; Elson D; Macqueen D; Majanen T; Masters E; Milder J C; Saint-Laurent C
Language
English
Keywords
ecology, environmental management, investment
