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Regenerative Agroforestry. Leah Chaulk, Trista Coull, Jaclyn Shaw, Alison…
Regenerative Agroforestry. Leah Chaulk, Trista Coull, Jaclyn Shaw, Alison Fréchette-Ross
Other certifications
Rainforest Alliance
doesn't REQUIRE agroforestry in its certification, but recommends it, offers agroforestry criteria
for economic, social, environmental purposes: more than fair trade
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USDA organic
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Regenerative Organic as an extension of "regular" organic. Encourages but does not require nor provide criteria for agroforestry.
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Forest Management Certifications: None (according to article) include any agroforestry recommendations, requirements, or criteria
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Examples!
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black pepper, coffee, Erythrina indica (kerala, India)
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Feudherbia albida, cereals, vegetables and/or coffee in understory (sub-saharan Africa)
Montado system of Portugal: agrosilvopastural, with cork, holm oak, livestock
Dehesa system of Spain 
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Personal experience (Leah) in Suriname: cassava production in forest clearings surrounded by jungle, no rows.
Personal experience (Trista) in Florida: 150 varieties of mangoes, fruit and spice farm, recreating ecosystems from other global places!
Goals
Ecosystem Health
The only way to define this goal is resilience. By having a healthy land and diversity, it increases the chances of survival when weather events such as floods, droughts, frost, occur. (Elevitch et al, 2018)
Biodiversity
It helps increase and conserve(protect) biodiversity in the area that it is practiced. (Elevitch et al, 2018)
Water
Helps with water retention, it also provides clean and safe water. (Elevitch et al, 2018)
Soil
It helps build healthy soil and have a soil that has high fertility (Elevitch et al, 2018)
Carbon
It also helps sequester carbon. (Elevitch et al, 2018)
Benefits
Social
It provides a healthy space for people to practice recreational activities and stay surrounded by nature.
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Economic
It provides an income while respecting nature and improving many elements (soil health, biodiversity)
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Integrating trees into agricultural systems, provides protection for livestock, and other crops grown between the trees.
Protection from the wind and other elements provide a better growing environment and often improves yields.
Trees and shrubs provide shelter for wildlife and can help increase biodiversity. This is also beneficial for pollinators.
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