Abstract Agroforestry integrates trees and crops to enhance sustainability and resilience in agricultural systems. This study evaluated the feasibility of cultivating cotton intercropped with peach
Abstract Soil organic carbon (SOC) depletion, primarily driven by land use change, is a global challenge influenced by factors such as climate, plant cultivation, and adopted management practices
The bioeconomy is widely viewed as a viable solution to complex global challenges and diverse actors must collaborate to create sustainable and resilient economies. The public and private sector drive
This chapter tries to shift the focus somewhat from tree planting to conserving existing trees in cities, which is a large challenge. De Vreese, Rik, and Muys, Bart. 2024. “On the need of large old
Abstract In many countries with plentiful forest resources, forests are at the core of the agendas to achieve sustainable societies. However, there is plenty of disagreement among societal actors
Abstract Grasslands are key for food security and provide important ecosystem services. Intensive management, such as frequent mowing, increases productivity but decreases other ecosystem services as
Abstract The attempt at creating a legally binding agreement on forests in Europe has failed after two periods of negotiations. The first period (2011–2015) ended with an unresolved question about
Genetic diversity is essential to biodiversity. When environmental conditions change, as with global warming, genetic modifications under natural selection help to prevent populations and species
Chapter abstract A widely used distinction in implementation studies is differentiating between top-down and bottom-up approaches. The top-down approach focuses on legal and hierarchic implementation
