Traditional agroforestry systems in Timor-Leste can store large amounts of carbon in both soil and biomass

This dataset was collected in 30 agroforestry plots between June and August 2021, in two communities of communes (suco Gariuai and suco Samalari) in the Baucau region of Timor Leste. The raw data was collected mainly by two students from the agronomy department of the UNTL (Universidade Timor Lorosa'e) university, and inventory data used to calculate the above-ground tree biomass associated with 5 types of agroforestry system (SAF), identified in the study area (repetition of 3 plots per type of SAF and per suco). There are four data files: DATA_BIOMASS_TL_LARGE.xlsx: complete tree inventory data; DATA_BIOMASS_TL_SHORT.xlsx: tree inventory data used in the analyses (report and scientific article); RAW_DATA_SOIL_LARGE_TL.xls: complete soil data; RESUME_DATA_SOIL_SHORT_TL.xls: soil data used in the analyses. Each data file is accompanied by a data dictionary named "DDD_[file name].pdf". traditional_afs_carbon_timor_manuscript.Rmd is the main script that creates the manuscript, including text, figures and tables. It uses "references.bib" for citations, and "renv.lock" for R package management. The technical report submitted to the donors, presenting the main results, is also included.