Potential Effects of Agroforestry Practices on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies: A Review

Abstract

Reviewing on the potential effect of agroforestry practices on climate change mitigation and adaptation through sequestrating carbon and modifying soil profile to have higher organic matter (OM) is critical. The sections of this review covers different agroforestry research findings relating to the effect of agroforestry practice in reducing climate change impacts in different area of the world. Agroforestry practice is a promising practice to sequester carbon while providing enormous environmental, economical, and social benefits. This shows significant carbon accumulation in living biomass carbon, as well as soil carbon, demonstrating the potential to offer the environmental service of carbon sequestration. Agroforestry is an appealing option for sequestering carbon on agricultural lands because it can sequester significant amounts of carbon while leaving the unpackaged of land in agricultural production. Integrating disciplines in order to enhance holistic approach and reduce some of the constraints that may inhibit positive effect of agroforestry practices for carbon sequestration is very important. Agroforestry showed a great potential in sequester carbon and contribute to mitigating CO₂ than treeless systems. Therefore, intensive exertion should be made by different stakeholder in supporting agroforestry to mitigate the climate change impacts.

Keywords: Agroforestry, Carbon sequestration, Climate change, Mitigation