Protecting native forests combined with transitioning fallow and unmanaged agricultural lands to ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian) and other place-based agroforestry systems has direct benefits for local fisheries, according to a new study published in npj Ocean Sustainability by an interdisciplinary team from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, Kamehameha Schools and Seascape Solutions.
Scaling agroforestry can support fisheries, local food production and cultural practices
