Combining land restoration and livelihoods - examples from Niger
Session 3.6 the french green & blue corridors implementation process
1. Guillerme S., Labant P., Béringuier Ph., B., Maire E., Desailly B.
World Congress on Agroforestry, Delhi, 10-14 February 2014
2. Outline GBC overview and
context
Potential benefits of
agroforestry for the
development of GBC
Potential benefits of GBC
for the development of
agroforestry
Scales and stakeholders
interactions
3. GBC in Europe
European Ecological
Network
Conservation of key
ecosystems, habitats and
species
Vision for a coherent
network of high value
areas for biodiversity
Linear type
of corridor
Mosaic type
of corridor
« japanese »
type of corridor
Biodiv.
reservoirBiodiv.
reservoir
4. GBC in France
« Grenelle de
l'environnement » policy
Integrate biodiversity
considerations into land-use
planning
Restore ecological
connectivity
Protect existing biodiversity
5. Potential benefits of agroforestry for GBC
Biodiversity Soil
Climate
Production
Water
Landscapes
6. Potential benefits GBC for agroforestry
Old agroforestry systems
Meadow orchard
Wooded meadow
Hedgerow
Hedgerow
Vineyard « hautains »
8. Towards a wooded network
GBC
Sub-frame
wetlands
environments
Sub-frame
forest
environments
Sub-frame
open
environments
9. Scale and stakeholders interactions
National
Regional
Territorial collectivities
Municipality
Individuals
Isolated treeLow
hedge
Tree-lined
driveway
Meadow
orchard
Alley coppice
High
hedge
Grazed
forest
Multi-scale
Top-down Bottom-up
10. Conclusion
Complex implementation
Challenging for agroforestry
Importance of the territorial constraints and
stakeholders perceptions
Agroforestry by whom, for what… and for who ?