Silvopastoral systems as a tool for improving productivity and ecological rehabilitation of livestock landscapes in Central America
The aim of the present document is to show the productive and ecological benefits of the silvopastoral systems (SPS). Likewise, to show the case of the GEF-Silvopastoral project in relation to the impact of the payment of environmental services on the transformation of degraded pastures to SPS. In Central America, the eminent SPS are the dispersed trees in pastures and live fences. The tree cover in pastures changes between 6.8 and 16.5% and 55 % of the whole of individuals are represented by less than 5 species. The shade of the trees in pastures can improve the production of milk and meat in level of 15 - 20 %. In addition, of other arboreal products as wood, posts, firewood, foliage and fruit animal feeding. In the generation of ecological services, the pastureland with high tree cover has shown significant results in the soil protection (reducing the erosion), carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation (in terms of richness and abundance). The use of incentives is keying to promote the adoption of SPS in cattle farms. In this sense, the GEF – Silvopastoral project in Costa Rica and Nicaragua by means of the SPS reduced the degraded pastures in the pilot zone the 13 and 20% in every country respectively. This use was changed mainly to improved pastures with high tree density (36 and 15 % for every country respectively). Furthermore, the live fences had an increase of 63 and 142% for each country respectively.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
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Asociacion Latinoamericana de Produccion Animal
2020
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.alpa.uy/index.php/ojs_files/article/view/2720 |
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| Summary: | The aim of the present document is to show the productive and ecological benefits of the silvopastoral systems (SPS). Likewise, to show the case of the GEF-Silvopastoral project in relation to the impact of the payment of environmental services on the transformation of degraded pastures to SPS. In Central America, the eminent SPS are the dispersed trees in pastures and live fences. The tree cover in pastures changes between 6.8 and 16.5% and 55 % of the whole of individuals are represented by less than 5 species. The shade of the trees in pastures can improve the production of milk and meat in level of 15 - 20 %. In addition, of other arboreal products as wood, posts, firewood, foliage and fruit animal feeding. In the generation of ecological services, the pastureland with high tree cover has shown significant results in the soil protection (reducing the erosion), carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation (in terms of richness and abundance). The use of incentives is keying to promote the adoption of SPS in cattle farms. In this sense, the GEF – Silvopastoral project in Costa Rica and Nicaragua by means of the SPS reduced the degraded pastures in the pilot zone the 13 and 20% in every country respectively. This use was changed mainly to improved pastures with high tree density (36 and 15 % for every country respectively). Furthermore, the live fences had an increase of 63 and 142% for each country respectively. |
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