Chapter 1 - The role of agricultural expansion, land cover and land-use change in contributing to climate change: Catherine E. Scott, University of Leeds, UK; 1 Introduction 2 Impacts of land-use change on climate 3 Estimating the impacts of land-use change on climate 4 Role of the land sector in climate change mitigation 5 Future land-use trajectories 6 Future trends and conclusion 7 Where to look for further information 8 References Chapter taken from: Deryng, D. (ed.), Climate change and agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 320 4) Chapter 2 - Understanding how land-use management affects soil microbiomes: Lucas William Mendes, Alexandre Pedrinho and Thierry Alexandre Pellegrinetti, University of São Paulo, Brazil; and Dennis Goss-Souza, Institute of Paraná, Brazil; 1 Introduction 2 Effects of land-use change on soil microbiome composition 3 Effects of land-use change on soil microbiome functions 4 Effects of land recovery on soil microbiome properties 5 Future Perspectives 6 Where to look for further information 7 References Chapter taken from: Dunfield, K. (ed.), Understanding and utilising soil microbiomes for a more sustainable agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2025, (ISBN 978 1 80146 474 1) Chapter 3 - Implementing sustainable land use change programmes: Liz Lewis-Reddy, ADAS Policy and Economics, UK; 1 Introduction 2 Sustainable land (SLM) management in a British context 3 Evolution of the concept of SLM: from from landscape protection to ecosystem service delivery 4 Challenges and lessons from implementing SLM programmes 5 Building capacity and capability within the farm business 6 Building capacity and capability around the farm business 7 Case study: Pumlumon Project 8 What the future could look like 9 Conclusion and future trends 10 Where to look for further information 11 References Chapter taken from: Reid, N. and Smith, R. (eds.
), Managing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: Conservation restoration and rewilding, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN 978 1 80146 454 3) Chapter 4 - Agroforestry practices: riparian forest buffers and filter strips: Richard Schultz, Thomas Isenhart, William Beck, Tyler Groh and Morgan Davis, Iowa State University, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Riparian forest buffers 3 Riparian forest buffer design and function 4 Special design considerations and management 5 Assessing buffer performance 6 References Chapter taken from: Mosquera-Losada, M. R. and Prabhu, R. (eds.), Agroforestry for sustainable agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2019, (ISBN 978 1 78676 220 7).