Agroforestry, as a livelihood support option, requires a basic understanding of the landscape (PaLA), the drivers of land use changes (DriLUC), and poverty perceptions (PAPOLD), followed by the strength and weaknesses of the existing agroforestry systems (RAFT), the market (RMA) linked to profitability (PAM) and issues of land tenure (RaTA).

Specifically, agroforestry as a carbon management tool will require an assessment of carbon stocks (RaCSA), analysis of land use (ALUCT), oxygen supply (ROSA), landscape scenarios and baselines (FALLOW), constrain analysis (WNoTree), fair & efficient value chains for REDD (FERVA), REDD/ REALU (RESFA) and Biofuel Emission Reduction (BERES) with support from wood density analysis, tree architecture (FBA) and tree*site matching.