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Global warming, is believed to have been brought about primarily by the increase in atmospheric concentrations of the so-called greenhouse gases. This has been triggered by use and land- use changes such as forest clearing, wetland encroachment and converting to agriculture and pasture, which have been found to be the major cause of large carbon fluxes into the atmosphere. Thus agroforestry have been found to play an important role in both mitigation and adaptation to climate change, and towards green growth. Forest species supply domestic fuelwood and also play a crucial role in conserving biodiversity, providing habitat for wildlife, conserving soils and regulating soils and regulating water supplies and sequestering carbon dioxide, they also reduce pressure on the indigenous forests.