Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy

• Main Authors: Sarah H. Luke, Eleanor M. Slade, Claudia L. Gray, Kogila V. Annammala, Julia Drewer, Joseph Williamson, Agnes L. Agama, Miklin Ationg, Simon L. Mitchell, Charles Santhanaraju Vairappan, Matthew J. Struebig
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General); SB Plant culture
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25489/1/Riparian%20buffers%20in%20tropical%20agriculture%20Scientific%20support%2C%20effectiveness%20and%20directions%20for%20policy.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25489/2/Riparian%20buffers%20in%20tropical%20agriculture%20Scientific%20support%2C%20effectiveness%20and%20directions%20for%20policy%201.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25489/; https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13280

1.There is a weak evidence base supporting the effective management of riparian ecosystems within tropical agriculture. Policies to protect riparian buffers—strips of non‐cultivated land alongside waterways—are vague and vary greatly between countries. 2.From a rapid evidence appraisal, we find tha...