Instant Insights: Land Use Change and Management

Dr Lucas William Mendes is an Assistant Professor on Ecogenomics and Environmental Sustainability at the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of Sao Paulo (CENA-USP), in Piracicaba-SP, Brazil. Dr Liz Lewis-Reddy is Director of ADAS Policy and Economics. With both her academic and professional background focused on revealing the cross-sectoral value (economic and ecological) of a healthy and resilient natural environment, Liz is a keen advocate of finding practical ways to do things differently and better for nature. She has UK wide experience of the means by which new markets can be established to trade the goods and services generated from sustainable land management. These include private and public sector agri-environment schemes, Nitrate and Carbon Trading platforms and blended finance instruments.

• Chapter 1 - The role of agricultural expansion, land cover and land-use change in contributing to climate change: Catherine E. Scott, University of Leeds, UK; 1 Introduction2 Impacts of land-use change on climate3 Estimating the impacts of land-use change on climate4 Role of the land sector in climate change mitigation5 Future land-use trajectories6 Future trends and conclusion7 Where to look for further information8 References Chapter 2 - Understanding how land-use management affects soil microbiomes: Lucas William Mendes, Alexandre Pedrinho and Thierry Alexandre Pellegrinetti, University of São Paulo, Brazil; and Dennis Goss-Souza, Institute of Paraná, Brazil; 1 Introduction2 Effects of land-use change on soil microbiome composition3 Effects of land-use change on soil microbiome functions4 Effects of land recovery on soil microbiome properties5 Future Perspectives6 Where to look for further information7 References Chapter 3 - Implementing sustainable land use change programmes: Liz Lewis-Reddy, ADAS Policy and Economics, UK; 1 Introduction2 Sustainable land (SLM) management in a British context3 Evolution of the concept of SLM: from from landscape protection to ecosystem service delivery4 Challenges and lessons from implementing SLM programmes5 Building capacity and capability within the farm business6 Building capacity and capability around the farm business7 Case study: Pumlumon Project8 What the future could look like9 Conclusion and future trends10 Where to look for further information11 References Chapter 4 - Agroforestry practices: riparian forest buffers and filter strips: Richard Schultz, Thomas Isenhart, William Beck, Tyler Groh and Morgan Davis, Iowa State University, USA; 1 Introduction2 Riparian forest buffers3 Riparian forest buffer design and function4 Special design considerations and management5 Assessing buffer performance6 References