Regeneration of trees in agroforestry systems

Implementation

Mid term

Sustainability components

  • GHG emissions
  • Air quality
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Biodiversity
  • Animal welfare
  • Economic
  • Social
  • Technical feasibility

Climate risk region

Southern
Southern

Weather event addressed

Floods / Heavy rainfall
Very high temperatures / Heat wave
Intense frost / Late frost
Wind / storms
All

Farming system

ANIMALS
Extensive livestock systems

Description of the measure

Protection of new trees from cattle or reforestation with Spanish holm oak Quercus ilex .

Comments on sustainability

Regeneration of trees in agroforestry systems are considered as an expensive measure by farmers because it has been done by traditional reforestation with high costs of plants and materials for protection of new trees from animals. Other  systemas are avalailbe for natural regenerations as summer exclusion of cattle or natural proteciont with thorny plants as hawthorns.