Online Decision Tool Helps Identify Areas for Agroforestry

Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed an online Agroforestry Suitability Decision Support Tool for the Midwest. The tool can assist program administrators in identifying areas that are most suitable to prioritize for developing agroforestry, based on environmental, social, and economic criteria. Users can define the criteria they want to use for modeling the suitability of different agroforestry practices across the U.S Midwest. The tool allows users to specify how they weigh the relative importance of each criterion in decision-making. Users may run the model for the entire 12-state Midwest region or specific states, counties, or watersheds.
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