African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Vol.
1 (4), pp.
068 -080, November, 2007
Available online at http://www.
academicjournals.
org/AJest
ISSN 1996-0786 © 2007 Academic Journals
Review
Contributions of agroforestry to ecosystem services...
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African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Vol.
1 (4), pp.
068 -080, November, 2007
Available online at http://www.
academicjournals.
org/AJest
ISSN 1996-0786 © 2007 Academic Journals
Review
Contributions of agroforestry to ecosystem services in
the miombo eco-region of eastern and southern Africa
Gudeta Sileshi1
, Festus K.
Akinnifesi1
, Oluyede C.
Ajayi1
, Sebastian Chakeredza1
, Martin
Kaonga2
and P.
W.
Matakala3
1
SADC-ICRAF Agroforestry Programme, Chitedze Agricultural Research Station, P.
O.
Box 30798, Lilongwe, Malawi;
2
368 Milton Road, Cambridge CB4, 1SU, UK.
3
SADC-ICRAF Agroforestry Programme Regional Office, 2698 Avenida das FPLM, Mavalane, P.
O.
Box 1884, Maputo,
Mozambique.
Accepted 18 October, 2007
The miombo, the most extensive tropical woodland formation of Africa with particular ecological and
economic importance, is threatened by deforestation, land degradation and loss of biodiversity.
Over
the past two decades, agroforestry has been studied
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