Knoke, T.; Román-Cuesta, R.M.; Weber, M. & Haber, W. (2012): <b>How can climate policy benefit from comprehensive land-use approaches?</b>. <i>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment</i> <b>10</b>, 438-445.
Resource Description
Title:
How can climate policy benefit from comprehensive land-use approaches?
Short Name:
Climate Policy
FOR816dw ID:
1149
Publication Date:
2012-09-07
License and Usage Rights:
Resource Owner(s):
Individual:
Thomas Knoke
Contact:
email:
knoke <at> forst.tu-muenchen.de
Center of Life and Food Science Weihenstephan
Institute of Forest Management
Technische Universität München
Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2
85354 Freising
Germany
Individual:
Rosa María Román-Cuesta
Contact:
email:
webmaster <at> tropicalmountainforest.org
Individual:
Michael Weber
Contact:
email:
m.weber <at> forst.wzw.tum.de
Am Hochanger 13
D-85354 Freising
Dep. Ecology and Ecosystem Management
Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Institute of Silviculture
85354 Freising
Germany
Individual:
Wolfgang Haber
Contact:
email:
webmaster <at> tropicalmountainforest.org
Abstract:
Schemes that reward developing countries for the mitigation of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions through preservation and restoration of their forests are becoming more common. However, efforts to reduce GHG emissions must also consider food production. This creates an apparent conflict, since agricultural production ? a key driver of GHG emissions as a consequence of forest clearance ? will increase as human populations continue to grow. We argue that a mix of small cropland and forest parcels enables sustainable intensification of agriculture by minimizing soil degradation . Economic analyses of the mixed land-use concept suggest an improvement of long-term economic performance by 19?25% relative to conventional industrial agriculture. Adopting this approach requires farm management plans, landscape zoning, and new instruments to finance sustainable agriculture. We conclude that climate policy and food production are reconciled through an integrative landscape concept that combines sustainable intensification of agriculture and reforestation of abandoned lands.
Literature type specific fields:
ARTICLE
Journal:
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Volume:
10
Page Range:
438-445
Publisher:
Ecological Society of America
ISSN:
1540-9295
Metadata Provider:
Individual:
Thomas Knoke
Contact:
email:
knoke <at> forst.tu-muenchen.de
Center of Life and Food Science Weihenstephan
Institute of Forest Management
Technische Universität München
Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2
85354 Freising
Germany
