At the
World Congress of Agroforestry yesterday, the ASB Partnership convened a symposium on High Carbon Stocks Development Pathways. Land use change and deforestation are critical drivers to climate change, contributing to 20 - 25% of gas emissions. Smallholder carbon agroforestry can be critical in reducing deforestation while restocking deforested lands.
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Smallholder farmers in the tropical forest margins can potentially benefit from global carbon markets and contribute to fighting climate change, by implementing agroforestry practises that store carbon, bring short term economic returns, and fit with local traditional practises.
This symposium built on the key messages of a
policybrief published by the ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins in 2008, and brings together case studies from Indonesia, West and Central Africa, and Brazil, as well as bringing the global perspective via the UN-REDD programme.
