Integrated agricultural utilization systems with trees and shrubs (agroforestry systems) hold a great potential for climate change mitigation and adaptation and can be a successful approach to diversifying farm income and increasing resilience. This session will explore different approaches to the design of agro-forestry and silvo-pastoral production systems in temperate climates. It will explore the effect of such systems on soil health and farm scale greenhouse gas balances, as well as on food production, and discuss levers and barriers for implementation.
13:30 - 15:00, Room 1
Agroforestry - an old solution for current problems
Mr. Constantin Muraru
Secretary General, European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF)
Potential of Agroforestry for Climate Change Mitigation and Climate Adaptation
Dr. Maren Langhof
Researcher, Julius Kühn-Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Germany
Agroforestry's Biophysical Potential for Carbon Dioxide Removal
Mr. Stephen Wirth
Researcher, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany
Improving Soil Health Through Agroforestry
Prof. Dr. Lukas Beule
Professor, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Many Questions – Many Trees as Answers: Making the Family Business Sustainable with Agroforestry
Mr. Jan Große-Kleimann
Manager, Familienhof Große-Kleimann, Germany
