The agroforestry heritage system of Sabana De Morro in El Salvador
| Autor: | Mauro Agnoletti, Federica Corrieri, Antonio Eduardo Ramires Santoro, Francesco Piras, Ever Alexis Martinez Aguilar, Martina Venturi, Juan Rosa Quintanilla |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Crescentia cujete 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Grazing El Salvador Traditional knowledge biology Agroforestry business.industry Agricultural heritage Crescentia alata El salvador GIAHS Morro Traditional agroforestry Tropics Forestry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences agricultural heritage lcsh:QK900-989 biology.organism_classification Livelihood Geography Agriculture morro traditional agroforestry 040103 agronomy & agriculture lcsh:Plant ecology 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Agricultural biodiversity business |
| Zdroj: | Forests, Vol 11, Iss 747, p 747 (2020) Forests Volume 11 Issue 7 |
| Popis: | Traditional agroforestry systems are recognized as having great importance for providing multiple benefits for local communities all over the world, especially in tropical countries. Thanks to their multifunctional role, they can support small farmers, contribute to hydrogeological risk reduction, water regulation, preservation of soil, agrobiodiversity and landscape, as well as being examples of mitigation and adaptation towards climate change. The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) aims to identify agricultural systems of global importance, preserving landscape, agrobiodiversity and traditional knowledge, through dynamic conservation principles. The Sabana de Morro is a traditional agroforestry system located in El Salvador based on cattle grazing in pastures with the presence of Crescentia alata and Crescentia cujete trees, locally called Morro or Jí caro. We documented the main characteristics of this system, that has never been deeply studied, in the Municipality of Dolores, in accordance with the five GIAHS criteria, and through detailed land use mapping, to assess the relations between landscape structure, agrobiodiversity and traditional silvopastoral practices. Sabana de Morro proved to be based on strong interactions between trees, cattle and farmers. The pulp of the Morro fruits is eaten by grazing cattle, completing their feeding and giving a peculiar taste to the locally produced cheese. Morro trees provide shade for the animals while cattle contribute by spreading their seeds that also take advantage of the manure. Results show that this agroforestry system contributes to the preservation of a rich agrobiodiversity and of the traditional landscape. At the same time, it supports local farmers&rsquo livelihood and is consistent with the aim of the GIAHS programme, even if further surveys and research are needed to assess the real possibility of the inclusion in this FAO programme. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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