The replacement of forest with human domesticates is one of the most ancient relationships between humanity and the environment. What is new is the rate and scale at which forests are being cleared to make way for agriculture. With the possibility looming of a total loss of tropical forests, there is now a lively interest in making the place where farming and forests meet, more harmonious by incorporating a powerful harmonizer - agroforestry. Agroforestry in the Pacific Islands is the most comprehensive, single source on agroforestry to-date. It describes the diverse traditional agroforestry systems that have evolved over thousands of years in the Pacific Islands and shows how these systems have contributed to environmental stability.
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Sales Number: E.93.III.A.5 ISBN: 9280808249 Pages: 308pp.
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