Challenges and Opportunities for Carbon Sequestration in Grassland Systems

A Technical Report on Grassland Management and Climate Mitigation

• Author(s): Richard Theodore Conant,
• Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• Pages: 57
• ISBN_10: 9251064946
  ISBN_13: 9789251064948
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection , Nature / Natural Resources , Science / Earth Sciences / Geography , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science ,

Description:... Practices that sequester carbon in grasslands can enhance productivity, and policies designed to encourage these practices could lead to near-term dividends in greater forage production and enhanced producer incomes. This report reviews the current status of opportunities and challenges for grassland carbon sequestration and identifies components that could foster the inclusion of grasslands in future climate agreements to enhance longer term adaptation to climate variability. It includes a policy brief to assist policy-makers in their development plans.