Agroforestry for Carbon and Ecosystem Management
- 1st Edition - October 27, 2023
- Latest edition
- Editors: Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Ram Swaroop Meena, Arnab Banerjee, Sandeep Kumar, Abhishek Raj
- Language: English
Agroforestry for Carbon and Ecosystem Management is a comprehensive overview of current research, issues, challenges, and case studies in the area of agroforestry. The book focu… Read more
Agroforestry for Carbon and Ecosystem Management is a comprehensive overview of current research, issues, challenges, and case studies in the area of agroforestry. The book focuses specifically on carbon source-sink relationship and management through agroforestry practices with a 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. Users will find insights into novel approaches for natural resource management, with specific attention given to technologies related to carbon capture and management.
In addition, the book addresses the knowledge gap in relation to agroforestry, sustainability, and agroecosystem management and explores the application of remote sensing and geospatial technologies for agroforestry management.
- Presents the latest insights in agroforestry and ecosystem management to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) for a green future
- Includes both theoretical and practical approaches to agroforestry practices
- Presents expert insights on the multidisciplinary challenges and opportunities of agroforestry for carbon and other ecological impacts
- Explores the integration of technological interfaces for improving the potential of agroforestry practices
Section I General/Introduction 1. Agroforestry for Carbon and Ecosystem Management: An overview
Section II Agroforestry: A way for Sustainability 2. Agroforestry for soil health, food and livelihood security 3. Agroforestry and agriculture intensification 4. Agroforestry for degraded land use systems 5. Agroforestry and biodiversity conservation 6. Agroforestry to mitigate the climate change 7. Tree Shelterbelts for Sustainable Agroforestry Systems
Section III Agroforestry Carbon Management 8. Carbon sink, mitigation, and sequestration under climate change 9. Carbon flux and budget of agroforestry 10. Carbon fraction and pools in plants and soil 11. Carbon credit, trading, green economy, and clean development mechanisms 12. Urban emission reduction and carbon management 13. Wetland-based Agroforestry: Carbon management towards Sustainability 14. Role of forest ecosystem in climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration in Northern Pakistan
Section IV Agroforestry and Ecosystem Management 15. Agroforestry and ecosystem services 16. How to reduce the supply of nutrients to the soil, increase water reserves and mitigate climate change 17. Management of degraded coastal sites through agroforestry in the Niger Delta 18. Agroforestry as a tool for climate change mitigation and agriculture sustainability: lessons from Africa 19. Agroforestry and arthropod diversity for ecosystem services 20. Dryland agroforestry for mitigation of air pollution and climate change 21. Biomass-based agroforestry for sustainable land-use planning and management 22. Challenges to management of evergreen oak forest systems in the Mediterranean basin 23. Transformation of organic matter and impact on nitrogen cycle in the ecosystem 24. Towards planning more sustainable agroforestry systems in the face of climate change: individual potential from croplands and woodlands
Section V Agroforestry Modeling and Remote Sensing 25. Agroforestry modeling for natural resource conservation. 26. Process-based models for tree-crop interaction 27. Application of geospatial technology for agroforestry management
Section VI Policies Issues 28. Evolution and Modernity of Policy Issues in Carbon Management 29. Policy regarding sustainable forest management and resources 30. Legal and policy framework for agroforestry ecosystem management
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 27, 2023
- Language: English
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Manoj Kumar Jhariya
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Ram Swaroop Meena
Dr. Meena was born into a farming family and is working in the Department of Agronomy at IAS, BHU, Varanasi. With an excellent academic background, he has been elected a fellow of several academies, including the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), the National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS), the Indian Society of Agronomy (ISA), and the Society for Rapeseed-Mustard Research (SRMR). The Ministry of Education has also awarded him the Raman Fellowship for the USA under World Food Prize Laureate Prof. Rattan Lal, and he was an INSA visiting scientist at ISARC-IRRI. Additionally, he has been listed among the world's 2% of scientists for his career. He guided 8 PhD, 29 master’s and completed 10 externally funded projects from IRRI, IoE-BHU, SERB-DST, ICAR, MOE, and GOI. Dr. He has made significant research contributions to natural resource management and to farm and industrial waste recycling for soil health. Dr. Meena evaluates energy flow, atmospheric CO2 capture, carbon credit and auditing, and eco-friendly techniques for a sustainable food system and soil regeneration, as evidenced by high-impact publications and extension work at the farmer level. He has published extensively, with an H-index of 76, an I-10 index of 222, and 17,250 citations. His work is crucial for understanding the long-term stability of soil carbon, which enhances soil microbial and nutrient dynamics in rice-based diversified cropping systems. He trained farmers from the Deep Forest Tribe to adopt climate-smart practices to secure their livelihoods under the DST-SEED grant project. Dr. Meena has also contributed to the agricultural extension activities in the “Honourable Prime Minister of India” villages. His future work aims to reduce soil organic carbon oxidation and enhance its stability in agroecosystems, enabling farmers to benefit from carbon credits and generate additional income.
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Arnab Banerjee
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Sandeep Kumar
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