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

• Main Authors: Luke, Sarah H., Slade, Eleanor M., Gray, Claudia L., Annammala, Kogila V., Drewer, Julia, Williamson, Joseph, Agama, Agnes L., Ationg, Miklin, Mitchell, Simon L., Vairappan, Charles S., Struebig, Matthew J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2019
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87583/1/KogilaVAnnammala2019_RiparianBuffersinTropicalAgricultureScientific.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87583/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13280

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. From a rapid evidence appraisal, we find that rip...