Agroforestry for Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change Mitigation.

The presence of multiple plant species in agroforestry systems leads to enhanced photosynthetic capture of atmospheric carbon and its sequestration in aboveground biomass as well as a larger volume of soils than in single species agricultural systems. While existing multistrata and tree intercropping systems will continue to provide substantial climate change mitigation benefits, large-scale initiatives in grazing land management, working trees in drylands, and establishment of vegetative riparian buffer and tree woodlots are promising agroforestry pathways for climate-change mitigation.