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Agroforestry could account for 1/3 agriculture's potential contribution to righting carbon balan


"If proven agroforestry practices were used on the over 2 billion acres worldwide for which they’re suitable, in thirty years agroforestry could have a striking impact—accounting for per¬haps a third of agriculture’s overall potential contribution to righting the earth’s carbon balance." (CIS 7)

Source:C. Munster et al., “Trees on Farms: Tackling the Triple Challenge of Mitigation, Adaptation, and Food Security” (World Agroforestry Centre Policy Brief 07, World Agroforestry Center, Nairobi, 2009), 3. (No link available) [verified 4/25/14]

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