World Agroforestry Centre

Horticulture acreage estimation: remote sensing vis-a-vis sample surveys

Timely and spatially explicit estimates of horticultural crop acreage are required to support agricultural statistics, resource allocation, and production planning. This study assessed the agreement between satellite-derived acreage estimates and house-to-house survey data for se...

Traceability of Manilkara huberi Using Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis to Support Deforestation Prevention in the Amazon

Abstract Illegal deforestation represents one of the main challenges to the integrity of the Amazon rainforest, warranting the use of reliable tracking methods to identify the geographical origin of timber species inspected during commercial transactions. This study utilizes stab...

Enabling environment for agroforestry scaling in smallholder farming systems of southwestern Ethiopia

Agroforestry is widely recognized for its contributions to sustainable livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation, and ecosystem resilience. However, despite supportive national policies, scaling up agroforestry remains constrained by weaknesses in the enab...

COVID-19 lockdown and coverage of maternal health and nutrition care in rural West Bengal, India: a single interrupted time-series analysis

Abstract While COVID-19 lockdowns globally disrupted healthcare, the extent of changes in India’s maternal health and nutrition services coverage in rural settings requires further empirical investigation. Utilizing data from 57,371 pregnancies recorded between January 2012 and D...

Plurality in transformative change: Three co‐created pathways toward nature‐positive Europe(s)

1.The accelerating decline of biodiversity necessitates transformative change to protect nature and society, requiring innovative actions and governance strategies. This paper focuses on developing diverse transformative pathways for biodiversity in Europe and advancing methodolo...

Topographic and Climatic Determinants of Soil Organic Carbon Across Landscapes: A Meta‐Analysis

ABSTRACT The soil is the greatest natural store of organic carbon, holding between 1500 to 1550 Pg C of organic carbon at the top 100 cm of the soil globally—roughly twice the carbon pool in the atmosphere. The spatial distribution of this stock is controlled by a complex chain o...