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Agroforestry just won’t go away

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Agroforestry just won’t go away
 Submitted by Kate on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 01:34

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As the Congress wound up, news of agroforestry continued to feature in media across the globe. Here is a summary of some more of the coverage with links to stories where they are available online.

Discovery News
African Tree Makes Soils Rich for Crops

SciDev.net
Acacia tree can boost crops — and more — across Africa
http://www.scidev.net/en/news/acacia-tree-can-boost-crops-and-more-acros...

UN IRIN
AFRICA: Trees "vital for food security"
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=85898

Agrarisch Dagblad (Netherlands)
Boerenbos is groter dan Amazonewoud

Sustainablog
Farms Around the World Have More Trees than Expected
http://sustainablog.org/2009/08/27/farms-around-the-world-have-more-tree...

Campagnes et Environnement (France)
Planter des arbres pour relever le défi climatique
http://www.campagnesetenvironnement.fr/planter-des-arbres-pour-relever-l...

Cool Earth
Farmers planting trees could save rainforests
http://www.coolearth.org/306/whats-new-32/rainforest-news-155/farmers-pl...

Environmental Data Interactive
African farmers encouraged to plant trees to boost agriculture
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=16911&channel=0&title=African...

 
 
 
The 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry was organized by the World Agroforestry Centre
with assistance from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).