Weston, GeorginaPhilip, Lorna J2021-11-182021-11-182020Weston, G & Philip, L J 2020, 'The Sheep and Trees initiative : a first step towards integrated agroforestry in Scotland? ', Scottish Geographical Journal, vol. 136, no. 1-4, pp. 140-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2020.18453931470-2541ORCID: /0000-0002-4788-2798/work/147569741https://hdl.handle.net/2164/17510Funding Information: Rois-Díaz et al. () found that farmers recognise the benefits of, and have positive attitudes towards agroforestry, as did Langenberg et al. (). However, these studies both identified barriers to agroforestry adoption, including the voluntary nature of agroforestry and the lack of targeted (funded or subsidised) schemes. A need for financial support was also identified in Bullock et al.’s () English study. Although some studies (e.g. Howley et al., ) have highlighted that farmers’ behaviour is controlled by more than financial implications, others (e.g. Burgess & Rosati, ; García de Jalón et al., ; Graves et al., ; Rois-Díaz et al., ) have shown that farmers who are interested in agroforestry are discouraged from introducing it because of the associated costs. In contrast to commercial forestry, which has been planted and managed separately to agricultural activities and incentivised through subsidies for many years, agroforestry (explicitly integrating agricultural and forestry activities) has not received similar financial support. Large-scale European studies reported that 50% of farmers were interested in agroforestry, specifically silvoarbale practices (Graves et al., ; Sereke et al., ), with the main barriers to adoption here being reputation (Sereke et al., ) and complexity of work. García de Jalón et al. () found that, for livestock agroforestry, systems costs and additional management were the main barriers to adoption. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.231423010engSDG 13 - Climate ActionSDG 15 - Life on Landintegrated forestryupland farmingSheep and Trees InitiativeIntegrated forestrySheep and Trees initiativeAGRICULTURESILVOARABLE SYSTEMSCLIMATE-CHANGEOPPORTUNITIESAFFORESTATIONPOLICYFARMERSPERSPECTIVESLAND-USEWOODLANDGE Environmental SciencesGeography, Planning and DevelopmentEarth-Surface ProcessesGEJournal article10.1080/14702541.2020.1845393http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85096164404&partnerID=8YFLogxK1361