Transforming Tropical Agroforestry towards High Socio-Ecological Standards

Bea Maas; Evert Thomas; Carolina Ocampo-Ariza; Justine Vansynghel; Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter; Teja Tscharntke

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2020.09.002

Transforming Tropical Agroforestry towards High Socio-Ecological Standards

Trends Ecol Evol. 2020 Dec;35(12):1049-1052. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.09.002. Epub 2020 Sep 29.

Authors

Bea Maas¹, Evert Thomas², Carolina Ocampo-Ariza³, Justine Vansynghel⁴, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter⁴, Teja Tscharntke³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, 1030 Vienna, Austria; Institute of Zoology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria; Agroecology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. Electronic address: beamaas@gmx.at.
² Bioversity International, Lima, Peru.
³ Agroecology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
⁴ Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.

PMID: 33008636
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.09.002

Abstract

Growing demand for tropical commodities that are socially and environmentally more sustainable is changing the global market for agroforestry products such as coffee and cocoa. Transforming mass production of cash crops towards higher socio-ecological standards includes challenges, but also novel opportunities to protect ecosystem services and human health and well-being alike.

Keywords: agroecology; biodiversity; crop productivity; diversification; ecosystem services; sustainable agriculture.

MeSH terms

Agriculture
Biodiversity*
Conservation of Natural Resources
Crops, Agricultural
Ecosystem*
Humans
Reference Standards