Tree crops such as cacao offer important sources of income for local people and can - with sustainable strategies - protect biodiversity. (IMAGE)

University of Göttingen

Tree crops such as cacao offer important sources of income for local people and can - with sustainable strategies - protect biodiversity.

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Cacao plantation in the project: ‘Ecological intensification and multifunctionality of genetically diverse cocoa agroforestry systems in Peruvian landscapes (Eco-Cacao)’. Tree crops such as these offer important sources of income for local people and can - with sustainable strategies - protect biodiversity.

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Blanca Ivañez-Ballesteros

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