Scaling agroforestry can support fisheries, local food production and cultural practices

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.