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Subject listing for: Carbon Sequestration |
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Written in 2001, this pdf paper from the Centre for Environment and Society, University of Essex (United Kingdom) discusses carbon sinks, sources, and energy balances in agriculture, the potential prevention of carbon loss through conservation and no-till systems, and carbon trading systems.
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This paper (pdf format) on the economics of expanding carbon sequestration in agricultural soils was presented at the "Assessment Methods for Soil Carbon Pools" conference held in Columbus, Ohio (USA), in 1998.
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This article in the Overstory (an online journal) discusses carbon sequestration in soils and vegetation. It includes a section on using agroforestry to sequester carbon
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This is a chapter in a book called Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Voluntary Reporting. The chapter discusses carbon sequestration and its role in reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. It also describes international and US based forestry-related carbon sequestration or emissions reduction projects.
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This 77 page report contains the recommendations of the Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee to the State of Nebraska (USA) concerning policy as well as background information on carbon sequestration, the greenhouse effect, and practices that increase carbon storage. (PDF)
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This paper in pdf format posted by the Iowa State University Agronomy Department examines the magnitude of the potential for carbon sequestration in the soil as a means of reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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Carbon sequestration articles from a number of scientific journals can be accessed through this ASA-CSSA-SSSA collection. Abstracts are freely accessible; access to full text may require payment. Browsing and search functions for related agricultural topics can be found at http://soil.scijournals.org/collections/.
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This 1999 report to the Greening Earth Society (a US based not-for-profit membership organization) discusses the storage potential for carbon in soils. It also discusses the link between agriculture and soil carbon storage.
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The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) is the primary global-change data and information analysis center for the US Department of Energy. This homepage contains their directory, newsletter, data center, and more.
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A working paper originally published by the University of California at Berkeley (USA) in 1996, this pdf document describes a study using models to assess the potential impact of global climate change on three agricultural economies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
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This 2000 article in the Integrated Crop Management, a weekly publication from the Department of Entomology, Iowa State University (USA), discusses carbon sequestration and its potential benefits to Iowa agricultural producers.
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Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association page with an overview of how agriculture could play a major role in Canada’s need to reduce greenhouse gases, policy considerations, and how policy implementation could occur.
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A brief 1999 article in The National Farmers Union of Canada quarterly newsletter provides a farmer's view on soils as carbon sinks, their potential for carbon sequestration, and the value of soil carbon.
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This is a downloadable brochure from the Soil and Water Conservation Society, the NRCS, and Environmental Defense that discusses carbon sequestration, global climate change, and ways that farmers can improve soil fertility and productivity while making money and protecting the environment.
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Iowa State University Extension published a paper giving a thorough description of carbon sequestration, including its importance, the benefits and the process. (pdf only).
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This Iowa State Extension publication in pdf format defines carbon sequestration, and discuses its importance and benefits in relation to soil.
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This May-June 2001 edition of the Arid Lands Newsletter contains four articles on carbon sequestration among other related articles.
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Esta sección trata sobre la metodología de monitoreo de carbono en los diferentes sistemas de uso de la tierra. Es parte de la Caja de Herramientas Silvopasturas de LEAD-FAO.
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This 2000 newsletter article from the CDIAC (Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center) in the United States describes direct and indirect methods for determining soil carbon changes, and some monitoring approaches.
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This brief Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association of Canada page defines carbon sequestration, discusses it in relation to agriculture, and includes a link to downloadable supporting documents in pdf format.
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This website, hosted by the Land and Water Development Division of the FAO, provides information on the activities of the division's program on the integrated planning and management of land resources for sustainable rural development. The website also provides a brief background on sustainable soil carbon management, links to documents, events, and more.
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This 75 page FAO World Soil Resources Report available in pdf format and written in 2001 discusses how improved land management can increase carbon sequestration in soils while making an investment in farms and farmers.
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This brief article from a 1998 workshop and available in downloadable pdf format, discusses the potential of soil to be a carbon sink, then outlines practices for managing soil for carbon sequestration.
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This page is an abstract that includes a link to a entire pdf format paper that investigates the expected costs of sequestering carbon in agricultural soils under different subsidy and market-based policies.
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This 1994 US Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO) page describes some land cover and land-use systems with potential for carbon sequestration.
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