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This new volume addresses the burning issues of the impact of
climate change, the alteration of environmental quality, and
subsequent mitigation and adaptation strategies through various
agroecosystem practices, primarily in agroforestry. The book
discusses in depth the impact of climate change on forests and
other agroecosystems. It presents new research on mitigation
strategies, looking at carbon sequestration in agricultural soils,
environmental greening, natural resource management, and livelihood
security. It provides a thorough analysis of the potential of
various modern, improved, and scientific farming practices, such as
climate-smart agriculture and agroforestry systems for climate
change mitigation and adaptation. The book also examines the
invasion of major fungal diseases in forests and agricultural crops
due to climatic fluctuations and goes on to look at water and waste
management practices.
This book looks at using forestry and several other innovative
measures to facilitate environmental sustainability, covering an
important selection of research that focuses on scientific
applications and trends. Chapters discuss such diverse topics as
using agroforestry for resource management, employing legumes in
agroforestry, livestock management for climate change mitigation,
introducing higher plants for air pollution mitigation in urban
industrial areas, the uses and benefits of sludge, technological
assessment of sewage treatment plants, and much more. This book
will be a helpful and informative reference for those in the
disciplines of forestry, agriculture, ecology, and environmental
science and will also be a pathway to addressing new concepts for a
sustainable world.
LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT THROUGH FORESTRY Written and
edited by a group of experts in the field, this groundbreaking
reference work sets the standard for engineers, students, and
professionals working in forestry, agriculture, ecology, and
environmental science, offering the scientific community a way
toward combating climate change and land degradation. This
outstanding new volume covers the diverse issues of land
degradation around the world and its restoration through forestry,
agroforestry, and other practices. The editors have integrated many
different concepts and applications into a single place from which
scientists, research scholars, academicians, and policymakers
can benefit. New insights in this area are critical, as our
very existence depends on forest sustainability and land
restoration management. The work consists of chapters addressing
the issues of land degradation, deforestation, intensive
agricultural practices, sustainable intensification, soil and
forest-related services, land and environmental management, and
overall sustainability of the ecosystem. The contributors address
current issues and their management through a holistic and
integrated approach, presenting the context of land degradation and
its problem, identifying the potential areas of research in the
field of land restoration, identifying the land-based services and
their potential role for ecosystem sustainability, creating
awareness so that future policies can be framed for the betterment
of human civilization, and addressing sustainable intensification
for land and environmental management and service. A standard
reference work for the disciplines of forestry, agriculture,
ecology, and environmental science, it will also be a way forward
for combating climate change. Useful to academics, researchers,
ecologists, environmentalists, students, capacity builders, and
policymakers, it is a must-have for any library.
This edited book provides a comprehensive account of the
sustainable intensification process through various forms of case
studies and scientific approaches studied across the globe. It also
focuses on the agroecosystem services and their subsequent
management for ecological integrity. The book helps to understand
the interconnection of food, nutrition, economic growth, and
environmental security on the planet. It provides comprehensive
information with photographic illustration and various other forms
of scientific databases on sustainable intensification of
agroecosystems. The book also supports decision-making, strategies,
and policy formulation for effective implementation of sustainable
intensification towards higher productivity along with maintenance
and management of agroecosystem services. Proper sustainable
intensification of agroecosystem services and their management by
maintaining ecological harmony is the future prospect for
sustainable development. High input agriculture gives rise to a
high-energy footprint, agricultural pollution, resource depletion,
loss of agro-biodiversity, and decline of human health. Through
this connection, the sustainable intensification approach addresses
the advanced food security, sustainability, and overall prosperity
of humankind. The book is helpful for both undergraduate and
postgraduate students, policymakers, the farming community, as well
as the scientific community across the globe to understand the
concept of sustainable intensification and its application in
relevant fields for proper management of agroecosystems services.
This book looks at using forestry and several other innovative
measures to facilitate environmental sustainability, covering an
important selection of research that focuses on scientific
applications and trends. Chapters discuss such diverse topics as
using agroforestry for resource management, employing legumes in
agroforestry, livestock management for climate change mitigation,
introducing higher plants for air pollution mitigation in urban
industrial areas, the uses and benefits of sludge, technological
assessment of sewage treatment plants, and much more. This book
will be a helpful and informative reference for those in the
disciplines of forestry, agriculture, ecology, and environmental
science and will also be a pathway to addressing new concepts for a
sustainable world.
This new volume addresses the burning issues of the impact of
climate change, the alteration of environmental quality, and
subsequent mitigation and adaptation strategies through various
agroecosystem practices, primarily in agroforestry. The book
discusses in depth the impact of climate change on forests and
other agroecosystems. It presents new research on mitigation
strategies, looking at carbon sequestration in agricultural soils,
environmental greening, natural resource management, and livelihood
security. It provides a thorough analysis of the potential of
various modern, improved, and scientific farming practices, such as
climate-smart agriculture and agroforestry systems for climate
change mitigation and adaptation. The book also examines the
invasion of major fungal diseases in forests and agricultural crops
due to climatic fluctuations and goes on to look at water and waste
management practices.
This edited book provides a comprehensive account of the
sustainable intensification process through various forms of case
studies and scientific approaches studied across the globe. It also
focuses on the agroecosystem services and their subsequent
management for ecological integrity. The book helps to understand
the interconnection of food, nutrition, economic growth, and
environmental security on the planet. It provides comprehensive
information with photographic illustration and various other forms
of scientific databases on sustainable intensification of
agroecosystems. The book also supports decision-making, strategies,
and policy formulation for effective implementation of sustainable
intensification towards higher productivity along with maintenance
and management of agroecosystem services. Proper sustainable
intensification of agroecosystem services and their management by
maintaining ecological harmony is the future prospect for
sustainable development. High input agriculture gives rise to a
high-energy footprint, agricultural pollution, resource depletion,
loss of agro-biodiversity, and decline of human health. Through
this connection, the sustainable intensification approach addresses
the advanced food security, sustainability, and overall prosperity
of humankind. The book is helpful for both undergraduate and
postgraduate students, policymakers, the farming community, as well
as the scientific community across the globe to understand the
concept of sustainable intensification and its application in
relevant fields for proper management of agroecosystems services.
Agroforestry for Carbon and Ecosystem Management is a comprehensive
overview of current research, issues, challenges, and case studies
in the area of agroforestry. It focuses specifically on carbon
source-sink relationship and management through agroforestry
practices with the goal of improving overall environmental
sustainability. Through expert insights and case studies, the book
promotes carbon management, greenhouse gas emission reduction,
forest, and ecosystem services management along with relevant
sustainable approaches for natural resources conservation.
It provides insight into novel approaches for natural
resource management, with specific attention given to technologies
related to carbon capture and management. Agroforestry for Carbon
and Ecosystem Management also proposes possible polices and plans
for future research and implementation, the latest updates in the
area of agroforestry research for sustainability, developments in
carbon dynamics and management, addresses the knowledge gap in
relation to agroforestry, sustainability and agroecosystem
management and explores the application of remote sensing and
geospatial technology for agroforestry management.
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