TY - CHAP AU - Vicente Rodriguez-Estevez AU - Manuel Sanchez-Rodriguez AU - Cristina Arce AU - Anton R. Garcia AU - Jose M. Perea AU - A. Gustavo Gomez-Castro ED - Martin Leckson Kaonga Y1 - 2012-04-04 PY - 2012 T1 - Consumption of Acorns by Finishing Iberian Pigs and Their Function in the Conservation of the Dehesa Agroecosystem N2 - Agroforestry has great potential for reducing deforestation and forest degradation, providing rural livelihoods and habitats for species outside formally protected land, and alleviating resource-use pressure on conservation areas. However, widespread adoption of agroforestry innovations is still constrained by a myriad of factors including design features of candidate agroforestry innovations, perceived needs, policies, availability and distribution of factors of production, and perception of risks. Understanding the science, and factors that regulate the adoption, of agroforestry and how they impact the implementation of agroforestry is vitally important. Agroforestry for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Science and Practice examines design features and management practices of some agroforestry practices and their impact on biodiversity and the ecosystem services it delivers. It also identifies policy issues for facilitating adoption of desirable agroforestry practices and gradual diminution of undesirable policies. BT - Agroforestry for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/34877 DO - 10.5772/34877 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-24 ER -