Global agroforestry projects and their implementation

Desertification of lands as one of the most acute environmental problems deserves special attention. Agroforestry development of territories is considered a recognized means of combating desertification. The article considers large-scale agroforestry projects initiated in the USA, the USSR, China, and African countries, development schemes, individual and common features of these projects, and stages of implementation. The authors emphasize that the experience of Russia in the field of agroforestry was actively used in foreign countries during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, since the scientific achievements of Russian and Soviet scientists in the development of protective afforestation are recognized in the world.