Bob Wilson, a farmer from WA and board member with the Evergreen Farming Group, reveals the massive shift in farming technique the farmers of the west have made. No one can fail to be uplifted by the story Bob has to tell.
Is it smart to generate power at any cost, or are we sacrificing our organics to feed an energy addiction when composting makes more economic and environmental sense?
This document summarizes a study on enhancing soil sustainability and health through an integrated crop and grazing system. The study compared a continuous spring wheat system to a crop rotation system including spring wheat, cover crops grazed by cattle, and other crops like corn grazed by cattle. The rotation system had higher soil nitrogen levels, higher wheat yields, improved soil physical properties like water infiltration and aggregate stability, and decreasing nitrogen fertilizer requirements over time. Ongoing studies are further analyzing changes in soil nitrogen mineralization, nutrient levels, decomposition rates, and microbial health from the integrated crop and grazing system.
During the summer of 1988, fires burned parts of Yellowstone National Park but did not destroy any major features. While some areas were dramatically changed by the fire, wildlife and most landscapes were untouched or are regenerating. Environmentalists are more concerned with the impacts of increasing visitor numbers, threats to grizzly bear populations, and nearby natural resource development than the fires. Cooperative management of Yellowstone and surrounding forests is essential to protect wildlife and thermal areas.
The document contains questions about various land regions and climate controls in Africa. Regarding land regions, it asks about the arid region, the region with large mammals like giraffes, the region that provides many medicines, the region with grass and scattered vegetation, and the region experiencing deforestation. It also asks about oases, game reserves, nomadic populations, small towns, layers, and the tropical wet and dry climate region. For climate controls, it asks about the number of controls and describes controls relating to latitude, proximity to bodies of water, ocean currents, prevailing winds, and differences between windward and leeward sides.
Enhancing SOC sequestration: myth or reality in Africa?CIAT
This document discusses the potential for enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in Africa. It notes that large losses of SOC have occurred globally due to agricultural practices, leaving potential for recovery of 21-51 Gt of carbon in soils. However, the document questions how much is realistically recoverable through improved land management practices. It examines studies showing mixed results of conservation agriculture and integrated soil fertility management in maintaining or increasing SOC over time in African contexts. The document emphasizes that priorities in Africa are food security and soil fertility, and any carbon sequestration benefits would be secondary. It calls for a holistic, sustainability-focused shift in global agriculture to tackle this challenge.
An ecosystem is a region containing living and non-living components that interact. Non-living abiotic factors like elevation, nutrients, and temperature influence living biotic factors like plants and animals. In Colorado, ecosystems or biomes change with elevation from plains to foothills to montane to subalpine to alpine life zones, with abiotic factors like temperature decreasing and rainfall/snow increasing with higher elevations. Ecological changes with elevation are similar to changes with increasing latitude.
This document discusses the mutual benefits of applying poultry litter as fertilizer in pine plantations and discusses three key points:
1) Applying poultry litter to pine plantations in Arkansas was found to increase tree growth rates at high densities, with a 5.1% rate of return over 4 years, though there was a loss at low densities.
2) Water quality impacts from runoff were lower in forests compared to pastures, with less phosphorus in runoff from litter-fertilized forest plots.
3) Establishing bioenergy crops like cottonwoods, switchgrass and their mixtures on marginal soils was found to improve carbon sequestration and nutrient retention compared to traditional row
The document summarizes research into the commercial viability of using dicyandiamide (DCD) on dairy farms in southwestern Victoria to reduce nitrous oxide emissions and increase pasture growth. Based on the results, using DCD is not currently economically feasible as the potential benefits of reduced emissions and increased dry matter production are not large enough to offset the costs of DCD application. For DCD use to be viable would require showing larger increases in pasture growth, higher fertilizer prices, lower DCD prices, or an emissions trading scheme with higher carbon prices. Further research is still needed.
Is it smart to generate power at any cost, or are we sacrificing our organics to feed an energy addiction when composting makes more economic and environmental sense?
This document summarizes a study on enhancing soil sustainability and health through an integrated crop and grazing system. The study compared a continuous spring wheat system to a crop rotation system including spring wheat, cover crops grazed by cattle, and other crops like corn grazed by cattle. The rotation system had higher soil nitrogen levels, higher wheat yields, improved soil physical properties like water infiltration and aggregate stability, and decreasing nitrogen fertilizer requirements over time. Ongoing studies are further analyzing changes in soil nitrogen mineralization, nutrient levels, decomposition rates, and microbial health from the integrated crop and grazing system.
During the summer of 1988, fires burned parts of Yellowstone National Park but did not destroy any major features. While some areas were dramatically changed by the fire, wildlife and most landscapes were untouched or are regenerating. Environmentalists are more concerned with the impacts of increasing visitor numbers, threats to grizzly bear populations, and nearby natural resource development than the fires. Cooperative management of Yellowstone and surrounding forests is essential to protect wildlife and thermal areas.
The document contains questions about various land regions and climate controls in Africa. Regarding land regions, it asks about the arid region, the region with large mammals like giraffes, the region that provides many medicines, the region with grass and scattered vegetation, and the region experiencing deforestation. It also asks about oases, game reserves, nomadic populations, small towns, layers, and the tropical wet and dry climate region. For climate controls, it asks about the number of controls and describes controls relating to latitude, proximity to bodies of water, ocean currents, prevailing winds, and differences between windward and leeward sides.
Enhancing SOC sequestration: myth or reality in Africa?CIAT
This document discusses the potential for enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in Africa. It notes that large losses of SOC have occurred globally due to agricultural practices, leaving potential for recovery of 21-51 Gt of carbon in soils. However, the document questions how much is realistically recoverable through improved land management practices. It examines studies showing mixed results of conservation agriculture and integrated soil fertility management in maintaining or increasing SOC over time in African contexts. The document emphasizes that priorities in Africa are food security and soil fertility, and any carbon sequestration benefits would be secondary. It calls for a holistic, sustainability-focused shift in global agriculture to tackle this challenge.
An ecosystem is a region containing living and non-living components that interact. Non-living abiotic factors like elevation, nutrients, and temperature influence living biotic factors like plants and animals. In Colorado, ecosystems or biomes change with elevation from plains to foothills to montane to subalpine to alpine life zones, with abiotic factors like temperature decreasing and rainfall/snow increasing with higher elevations. Ecological changes with elevation are similar to changes with increasing latitude.
This document discusses the mutual benefits of applying poultry litter as fertilizer in pine plantations and discusses three key points:
1) Applying poultry litter to pine plantations in Arkansas was found to increase tree growth rates at high densities, with a 5.1% rate of return over 4 years, though there was a loss at low densities.
2) Water quality impacts from runoff were lower in forests compared to pastures, with less phosphorus in runoff from litter-fertilized forest plots.
3) Establishing bioenergy crops like cottonwoods, switchgrass and their mixtures on marginal soils was found to improve carbon sequestration and nutrient retention compared to traditional row
The document summarizes research into the commercial viability of using dicyandiamide (DCD) on dairy farms in southwestern Victoria to reduce nitrous oxide emissions and increase pasture growth. Based on the results, using DCD is not currently economically feasible as the potential benefits of reduced emissions and increased dry matter production are not large enough to offset the costs of DCD application. For DCD use to be viable would require showing larger increases in pasture growth, higher fertilizer prices, lower DCD prices, or an emissions trading scheme with higher carbon prices. Further research is still needed.
The Grazing Response Index (GRI) is a simple method to evaluate grazing management using three criteria: frequency of defoliation, grazing intensity, and opportunity for plant growth. The document provides details on calculating scores for each criterion and how they are combined for an overall GRI score. It discusses examples of using the GRI on different grazing allotments over multiple years. The GRI is presented as a tool that can assess grazing impacts annually and help inform future grazing plans, while filling a need for an evaluation method focused specifically on grazing management.
This document provides an outline on topics related to Earth's atmosphere and oceans, including temperature, heat transfer, the electromagnetic spectrum, the greenhouse effect, and the global energy budget. It discusses how solar radiation is distributed at Earth's surface and absorbed versus reflected. Factors that influence temperatures are covered, such as landforms, distance from coasts, cloud cover, and seasonal changes. Maps of isotherms and examples of variations in global energy flows due to volcanic eruptions are also referenced.
The document discusses the potential for agriculture and forestry to mitigate climate change on a global scale. It argues that these sectors could have a huge impact through emissions reductions and carbon sequestration in working landscapes. However, the climate change community remains skeptical due to concerns about permanence, measurement, and whether impacts can be achieved at sufficient scale. The document outlines three key challenges: achieving impacts at large enough scale, facilitating community planning efforts, and generating sufficient market incentives for producers. It then provides examples of initiatives that demonstrate these challenges can be overcome to fully include agriculture and forestry in climate action.
Framework
Farm operators make strategic and tactic decisions based on dynamic climate and market processes. However, they do not access and use all the information enabled by powerful information technologies.
Global warming affects animals in several ways. As the climate changes, some animals are unable to adapt and their populations decline or they die off. Polar bears and phytoplankton are examples of species negatively impacted by warming temperatures. However, some animals can adapt, such as great tits that breed earlier in response to food sources maturing ahead of schedule, and red squirrels that breed earlier to store more food for winter. While some organisms cannot adapt to climate change, others possess the ability to change behaviors and timing of life cycles in response to global warming.
The document proposes using targeted grazing to create fire breaks and reduce fine fuels in order to control wildfires. Cattle would be used to heavily graze 10,000 acre pastures divided by half-mile wide fire breaks constructed along existing infrastructure. Overgrazing would reduce cheatgrass that fuels fires while reseeding with fire-resistant plants. A study found targeted grazing can alter cheatgrass communities and reduce its seed bank to prepare for revegetation. Creating fire breaks with livestock grazing may effectively protect native plants and prepare seed beds in a cost-effective way to reduce fire suppression and rehabilitation costs.
Forests once covered a much greater area than they do today. The map shows where forests could potentially grow today, based on global climate and soils data combined with WWF’s map of Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World.
This document outlines a study on narrowing uncertainty in projections of climate change impacts on crop yields, specifically the uncertainty associated with the effects of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations. It discusses direct and indirect effects of CO2 on crops, summarizes evidence of climate impacts on agriculture, and presents a case study using an ensemble of crop model simulations to design adaptation strategies for Indian groundnut under climate change. The study finds that better quantification of CO2 response parameter uncertainty is needed and that developing frameworks to assess projection robustness and partition uncertainties can help determine how to reduce risks and uncertainties.
Global warming is a long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system, an aspect of climate change shown by temperature measurements and by multiple effects of the warming.
This study investigated the effects of different overwintering temperatures (2°C, 5°C, and 8°C) on the energy reserves of Pyrrharctia isabella caterpillars. Triglyceride and glycerol levels were measured in caterpillars exposed to each temperature treatment and compared to starting levels. There was no significant difference in triglycerides across the temperature treatments, but triglycerides significantly increased with increasing temperature. Free glycerol concentrations significantly differed across treatments, suggesting unused glycerol may be recycled into other substances like triglycerides at higher temperatures. The results indicate that temperatures between 2°C and 5°C do not significantly impact energy use over winter
The document discusses climate change and global warming. It provides facts about India's contribution to global warming and ways to address climate change. It notes that India accounts for 35% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions and 90% of methane emissions come from the agricultural sector. It recommends individual actions people can take to reduce their carbon footprint such as recycling, using renewable energy, eating less meat, and utilizing public transportation.
The role of the finance sector – lessons from dialogues with financial giants.SIANI
Beatrice Crona, Executive Director, of the Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere Programme, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Alice Dauriach, PhD candidate, Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University.
This document discusses strategies for improving soil health on U.S. croplands. It outlines a goal of adopting adaptive soil health systems on over 50% of U.S. cropland by 2025 using practices like crop rotation, cover crops, and reduced tillage. Adopting these practices could deliver $50 billion annually in environmental and social benefits, including reduced nutrient loss, soil erosion, and greenhouse gas emissions. Realizing this vision will require overcoming scientific, economic, and policy obstacles by engaging stakeholders across the agriculture system, from non-operator landowners to companies in the supply chain.
Maria Janowiak (of Forest Service and NIACS), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at Antioch University New England, Keene, NH on April 4-5, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and Trout Unlimited.
Details at www.forestadaptation.org/water.
1) Climate change is causing less rainfall, more hot days, rising sea levels, and greater temperature extremes in Australia which impacts horticulture.
2) Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture include methane from livestock and nitrous oxide from soils and fertilizers which contribute to climate change.
3) Using compost can help mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon in soils, improving soil quality, and replacing chemical fertilizers while also providing other environmental benefits.
1) Climate change is causing less rainfall, more hot days, rising sea levels, and greater temperature extremes in Australia which impacts horticulture.
2) Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture include methane from livestock and nitrous oxide from soils and fertilizers which contribute to climate change.
3) Using compost can help mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon in soils, improving soil quality, and replacing chemical fertilizers while also providing other environmental benefits.
Planet Aid Post for the Environment and for PeoplePlanet Aid
Planet Aid is dedicated to saving the Earth’s resources. Since we began operations in 1997, our recycling program has saved more than 800 million pounds of clothing from wasteful disposal, thus preventing more than 1.5 million tons of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere. Of course, there is still much more to do. With this issue of the Post, we sharpen our focus on climate change, which we consider the most pressing environmental challenge of our time. We hope you find the articles in this issue informative, and that they inspire you to contribute to the movement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Grazing Response Index (GRI) is a simple method to evaluate grazing management using three criteria: frequency of defoliation, grazing intensity, and opportunity for plant growth. The document provides details on calculating scores for each criterion and how they are combined for an overall GRI score. It discusses examples of using the GRI on different grazing allotments over multiple years. The GRI is presented as a tool that can assess grazing impacts annually and help inform future grazing plans, while filling a need for an evaluation method focused specifically on grazing management.
This document provides an outline on topics related to Earth's atmosphere and oceans, including temperature, heat transfer, the electromagnetic spectrum, the greenhouse effect, and the global energy budget. It discusses how solar radiation is distributed at Earth's surface and absorbed versus reflected. Factors that influence temperatures are covered, such as landforms, distance from coasts, cloud cover, and seasonal changes. Maps of isotherms and examples of variations in global energy flows due to volcanic eruptions are also referenced.
The document discusses the potential for agriculture and forestry to mitigate climate change on a global scale. It argues that these sectors could have a huge impact through emissions reductions and carbon sequestration in working landscapes. However, the climate change community remains skeptical due to concerns about permanence, measurement, and whether impacts can be achieved at sufficient scale. The document outlines three key challenges: achieving impacts at large enough scale, facilitating community planning efforts, and generating sufficient market incentives for producers. It then provides examples of initiatives that demonstrate these challenges can be overcome to fully include agriculture and forestry in climate action.
Framework
Farm operators make strategic and tactic decisions based on dynamic climate and market processes. However, they do not access and use all the information enabled by powerful information technologies.
Global warming affects animals in several ways. As the climate changes, some animals are unable to adapt and their populations decline or they die off. Polar bears and phytoplankton are examples of species negatively impacted by warming temperatures. However, some animals can adapt, such as great tits that breed earlier in response to food sources maturing ahead of schedule, and red squirrels that breed earlier to store more food for winter. While some organisms cannot adapt to climate change, others possess the ability to change behaviors and timing of life cycles in response to global warming.
The document proposes using targeted grazing to create fire breaks and reduce fine fuels in order to control wildfires. Cattle would be used to heavily graze 10,000 acre pastures divided by half-mile wide fire breaks constructed along existing infrastructure. Overgrazing would reduce cheatgrass that fuels fires while reseeding with fire-resistant plants. A study found targeted grazing can alter cheatgrass communities and reduce its seed bank to prepare for revegetation. Creating fire breaks with livestock grazing may effectively protect native plants and prepare seed beds in a cost-effective way to reduce fire suppression and rehabilitation costs.
Forests once covered a much greater area than they do today. The map shows where forests could potentially grow today, based on global climate and soils data combined with WWF’s map of Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World.
This document outlines a study on narrowing uncertainty in projections of climate change impacts on crop yields, specifically the uncertainty associated with the effects of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations. It discusses direct and indirect effects of CO2 on crops, summarizes evidence of climate impacts on agriculture, and presents a case study using an ensemble of crop model simulations to design adaptation strategies for Indian groundnut under climate change. The study finds that better quantification of CO2 response parameter uncertainty is needed and that developing frameworks to assess projection robustness and partition uncertainties can help determine how to reduce risks and uncertainties.
Global warming is a long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system, an aspect of climate change shown by temperature measurements and by multiple effects of the warming.
This study investigated the effects of different overwintering temperatures (2°C, 5°C, and 8°C) on the energy reserves of Pyrrharctia isabella caterpillars. Triglyceride and glycerol levels were measured in caterpillars exposed to each temperature treatment and compared to starting levels. There was no significant difference in triglycerides across the temperature treatments, but triglycerides significantly increased with increasing temperature. Free glycerol concentrations significantly differed across treatments, suggesting unused glycerol may be recycled into other substances like triglycerides at higher temperatures. The results indicate that temperatures between 2°C and 5°C do not significantly impact energy use over winter
The document discusses climate change and global warming. It provides facts about India's contribution to global warming and ways to address climate change. It notes that India accounts for 35% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions and 90% of methane emissions come from the agricultural sector. It recommends individual actions people can take to reduce their carbon footprint such as recycling, using renewable energy, eating less meat, and utilizing public transportation.
The role of the finance sector – lessons from dialogues with financial giants.SIANI
Beatrice Crona, Executive Director, of the Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere Programme, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Alice Dauriach, PhD candidate, Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University.
This document discusses strategies for improving soil health on U.S. croplands. It outlines a goal of adopting adaptive soil health systems on over 50% of U.S. cropland by 2025 using practices like crop rotation, cover crops, and reduced tillage. Adopting these practices could deliver $50 billion annually in environmental and social benefits, including reduced nutrient loss, soil erosion, and greenhouse gas emissions. Realizing this vision will require overcoming scientific, economic, and policy obstacles by engaging stakeholders across the agriculture system, from non-operator landowners to companies in the supply chain.
Maria Janowiak (of Forest Service and NIACS), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at Antioch University New England, Keene, NH on April 4-5, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and Trout Unlimited.
Details at www.forestadaptation.org/water.
1) Climate change is causing less rainfall, more hot days, rising sea levels, and greater temperature extremes in Australia which impacts horticulture.
2) Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture include methane from livestock and nitrous oxide from soils and fertilizers which contribute to climate change.
3) Using compost can help mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon in soils, improving soil quality, and replacing chemical fertilizers while also providing other environmental benefits.
1) Climate change is causing less rainfall, more hot days, rising sea levels, and greater temperature extremes in Australia which impacts horticulture.
2) Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture include methane from livestock and nitrous oxide from soils and fertilizers which contribute to climate change.
3) Using compost can help mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon in soils, improving soil quality, and replacing chemical fertilizers while also providing other environmental benefits.
Planet Aid Post for the Environment and for PeoplePlanet Aid
Planet Aid is dedicated to saving the Earth’s resources. Since we began operations in 1997, our recycling program has saved more than 800 million pounds of clothing from wasteful disposal, thus preventing more than 1.5 million tons of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere. Of course, there is still much more to do. With this issue of the Post, we sharpen our focus on climate change, which we consider the most pressing environmental challenge of our time. We hope you find the articles in this issue informative, and that they inspire you to contribute to the movement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
GSR's Monthly Newsletter. This month features a in-depth guest article about Carbon Sequestration through Sustainable Restorative Agriculture (SRA) by Chris Danch.
This document provides an overview of regenerative agriculture and its potential to mitigate climate change by drawing down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It discusses how regenerative practices can sequester large amounts of carbon in soils each year, potentially sequestering enough to stabilize the climate. Case studies from around the world show specific regenerative techniques, such as composting, cover cropping, holistic grazing, and permaculture, successfully increasing soil carbon levels and agricultural productivity even in drought conditions. The document argues that transitioning just 10% of global agriculture to regenerative systems could reverse climate change through carbon sequestration.
Miscanthus is a perennial grass native to Asia and Africa that is promising for bioenergy production. It is hardy, fast growing, and uses water efficiently. Yields of Miscanthus cane are typically 12-20 tonnes per hectare annually in Europe, and over 40 tonnes in the US. Miscanthus has a high energy balance, with the energy produced being much greater than that required for growth. It also provides environmental benefits such as carbon sequestration and increased biodiversity. Currently Miscanthus is mainly used for co-firing in coal power plants in the UK, but future markets may include cellulosic biofuels and biomass heating.
Sustainable Cotton Production for the Humid SouthGardening
This document discusses sustainable cotton production practices for the humid South, focusing on ways to improve soil health and profitability over the long term. It recommends using no-till, cover crops, and crop rotations to build soil organic matter, reduce erosion, and break pest cycles while saving costs on fertilizers and pesticides. Cover crops like rye, black oats, and lupines provide "solar fertilizer" by fixing nitrogen in the soil. No-till combined with crop rotation and manure application improves the sustainability of individual farms and farm communities.
The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems and compares our biological capacity to regenerate resources with our consumption. It accounts for the amount of productive land and water required to produce the resources we use and absorb our waste. While useful, the ecological footprint does not account for non-renewable resource depletion, degradation, or ecosystem resilience. Reducing consumption, supporting sustainable policies, and increasing carbon sinks can help lower our footprint.
La Convención de las Naciones Unidas de Lucha contra la Desertificación acaba de publicar un informe en el que se señala la importancia de carbono orgánico de los suelos orientado a los decisores políticos y que se presentará en la próxima reunión de la UNFCCC sobre cambio climático que se celebrará en París (COP21).
This document discusses global warming and the greenhouse effect from Ms. Kopchick's Earth Science class. It defines the greenhouse effect and how an increase in greenhouse gases leads to global warming. It outlines the major greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide and their sources. The effects of global warming include rising sea levels, more extreme weather, habitat damage, and species extinction. The document discusses potential solutions to slow global warming like transitioning to renewable energy, reducing deforestation, and individual actions like using energy efficient appliances and compact fluorescent light bulbs.
The document discusses global warming and climate change. It provides background on global warming, noting that average air temperatures have risen 1-2 degrees Celsius over the past century due to human activity like burning fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide levels have increased from 280 parts per million in the late 18th century to over 400 parts per million currently. The document then discusses the greenhouse effect and its role in global warming. It also lists some facts about the unprecedented bushfires in Australia and their links to climate change. Finally, it provides some suggestions for preventing and mitigating climate change through actions like using renewable energy, weatherizing homes, and reducing deforestation.
This document discusses global warming and climate change. It provides background on global warming, noting that average air temperatures have increased over the past 1-2 centuries due to human activity like burning fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide levels have risen significantly since the industrial revolution. The document then discusses some of the causes and effects of climate change, including melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and changes to weather patterns. It also lists some strategies for preventing and reducing the impacts of climate change, such as using renewable energy, weatherizing homes, investing in efficient appliances, and reducing water waste.
Dr Bill Slattery of the Department of Climate Change explains the 'whole cycle' greenhouse gas accounting for enterprises which on the evidence - offers carbon farmers hope that a proper accounting for the volumes of soil C they can sequester, they will always be net sinks.
Wetlands across Canada store vast amounts of carbon, helping to offset greenhouse gas emissions. However, Canada is losing nearly 12,000 hectares of wetlands each year through drainage, releasing stored carbon into the atmosphere. The boreal forest and prairie pothole region contain some of the world's largest intact wetland ecosystems and store enormous amounts of carbon that is released as wetlands are drained. An effective climate policy should encourage wetland restoration to offset emissions and minimize further wetland loss and drainage.
This document discusses principles of soil health and water quality that can be promoted through agroforestry practices at the watershed level. It summarizes 5 soil health principles: soil armor, minimizing soil disturbance, plant diversity, continual live plant and root presence, and livestock integration. It also summarizes 3 water quality principles: promoting soil health, reducing erosion, and lessening nutrient runoff. The document then provides examples of agroforestry case studies demonstrating how identifying suitable lands for various crops and practices can utilize these principles. It discusses benefits measurable from this watershed planning approach, such as cost-effectiveness, ease of implementation, distributed buy-in, and emergent economic opportunities.
The earliest breakthrough in soil carbon trading has occurred in regional Australia. Louisa Kiely from Carbon Farmers of Australia explains how they work.
This document discusses how introducing certain slow-growing, deep-rooted grass varieties known as "carbon grasses" into public green spaces could significantly improve the environment and reduce costs. These varieties store carbon in the soil more efficiently than traditional grasses, sequestering up to 300% more carbon annually. They also require less mowing, saving an estimated 30% on annual maintenance costs across the UK's 300,000 hectares of public green spaces. The document proposes a method called "sward swapping" to replace existing grass with carbon grasses through overseeding without disturbing the soil, and argues this could generate carbon credits while reducing long-term expenses.
Andre Leu, Chairman of the Organic Federation of Australia, declares that organic farming is the most natural form of "Carbon Farming" and explains why.
Carbon Farming, A Solution to Climate Change.pptxNaveen Prasath
Global warming and climate change refer to an increase in average global temperatures over a very long period of time. Natural events and human activities are believed to be contributing to an increase in average global temperatures, This is caused primarily by increases in “greenhouse” gases such as Carbon Dioxide (CO2).
Indicators
Global Green House Gas emission
Atmospheric concentration of green house gases
Change in Temperature pattern
Change in precipitation pattern
Heat related deaths
Melting of Ice
Rise in sea level
Affecting crop production
Green house gases released by power plant, automobiles, deforestation etc
According to IPCC WG AR-5 the Earth’s average temperature has increased by one degree Fahrenheit to its highest level in the past four decade – believed to be the fastest rise in a thousand years.
Research found that if emissions of heat-trapping carbon emissions aren’t reduced, average surface temperatures could increase by 3 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century.
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Professor Peter Grace says carbon rich soil is "your superannuation", it's not about carbon credits, it's about productivity. He sketches the potential for rangelands to sequester carbon.
NOTE: The presentation and data therein is for information only and can only be reproduced with permission of the author.
Michael Kiely shines a light on the fundamental factors that will make it inevitable that the world will turn in desperation to the soil carbon solution. "Permanence", "Additionality" and "Measurement
Designing sustainable buildings for sustainable citiesCarbon Coalition
Michael Mobbs - or Mr Sustainable House - is an architect and lawyer who can see the future and he doesn't like what he sees. Michael believes we must change the way cities are run, from the ground up. His ideas will surprise you. NOTE: The presentation and data therein is for information only and can only be reproduced with permission of the author.
Carbon Farming Expo & Conference 2008 DVD Now AvailableCarbon Coalition
Carbon Farmers of Australia, the commercial arm of the Carbon Coalition, which has spearheaded the soil carbon movement in Australia and New Zealand, has made available the presentations from the only Carbon Farming Conference in the world (2nd year running) on DVD. The Conference is a 'soil science summit' - where the only speakers tend to be farmers and greenhouse gas and soil scientists. Also available is the Carbon Farming Handbook.
Eric Harvey of "Gilgai": A Passion For Solutions (Part 2)Carbon Coalition
Eric Harvey of Geurie, Central Western NSW, has a complete farm management system into which he feeds data and from which he takes advice. An extremely successful grazier, Eric proves the adage that "Knowledge Is Power". This presentation was given at the Carbon farming Expo & Conference in Orange NSW Australia in November 2008.
Eric Harvey of "Gilgai": A Passion For Solutions (Part 1)Carbon Coalition
Eric Harvey of Geurie, Central Western NSW, has a complete farm management system into which he feeds data and from which he takes advice. An extremely successful grazier, Eric proves the adage that "Knowledge Is Power". This presentation was given at the Carbon farming Expo & Conference in Orange NSW Australia in November 2008.
Carbon Farmer Scott Macalman of Warren NSW has invented many forms of cropping for carbon. This presentation was given at the Carbon Farming Expo & Conference Orange 18-19 November, 2008. Orange is in new South Wales, Australia.
Colin Seis: Regenerative Land Management at WinonaCarbon Coalition
Colin Seis is the name most often associated with "Pasture Cropping". This technique is revolutionising cropping and grazing operations, This presentation was given at the Carbon Farming Expo & Conference Orange 18-19 November, 2008. Orange is in new South Wales, Australia.
Prime Carbon: Soil Enhancement & Carbon Sequestration ProgramCarbon Coalition
The document summarizes Prime Carbon's Soil Enhancement and Carbon Sequestration program, which aims to address climate change through increasing soil carbon levels. The voluntary program pays landholders for adopting practices like reduced tillage and fertilizer use that promote carbon capture in soil. Measurements verify increased soil carbon over 2 years, generating tradeable carbon credits which Prime Carbon brokers for profit sharing between landholders and the company. The multiple environmental and agricultural benefits of soil carbon sequestration are noted.
Zero Waste Australia: Linking Waste Disposal to AgricultureCarbon Coalition
Gerry Gillespie is the driving force behind ZeroWaste Australia, an initiative which aims to compost everything possible and return it to the soil. He explains how waste disposal can link city and country. This presentation was given at the Carbon Farming Expo & Conference Orange 18-19 November, 2008. Orange is in new South Wales, Australia.
The document discusses greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in Australia. It notes that agriculture accounts for 58% of methane and 81% of nitrous oxide emissions nationally. The two main agricultural emissions are enteric methane from livestock digestion and nitrous oxide from soils. Potential options to reduce these emissions include animal diet modifications, nitrification inhibitors, and breeding programs. However, implementing emissions policies for agriculture poses challenges around measurement, incentives, and impacts on production. Whole-farm systems analysis is needed to assess actual abatement levels and economic impacts of different mitigation strategies.
BioTech In Action: Building an EcoFriendly, Sustainable EnvironmentCarbon Coalition
Ken Bellamy is the brains behind Prime Carbon: A soil enhancement and carbon sequestration operation. Ken reveals the power of "probiotics", or beneficial microbiological communities that his company produces for agricultural soil treatments.
Farming Deep In Climate Change: The West Australia ExperienceCarbon Coalition
Tim Wiley is an agronomist with the West Australian Department of Agriculture & Food. He is also a leading member of the soil carbon movement and contributes to the debate at a national level. Tim has lived through the first major Climate Change disaster to strike a western nation, the long drought in WA. His leadership and strength has helped many landholders in the west to hang on.
Building Soil Carbon: Benefits, Possibilities, and ModelingCarbon Coalition
Dr Jeff Baldock, from CSIRO Land & Water, is a central figure in soil carbon science in Australia. His views count because they indicate the centre of gravity in official thinking, such is his influence. Jeff is a mentor and a friend of the soil carbon movement.
Tony Lovell, of Soil Carbon Australia, explores the degrees of measurement exactitude needed for a market to operate. Tony is a thought leader in the soil carbon movement worldwide.
Dr Brian Murphy, of the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change, explores how we can make best use of existing science and knowledge. Brian is Australia's "Lal" and the soil carbon movement owes its rapid progress to his discipline, direction and encouragement.
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28. Total Extra CO2 eq Sequestered (In top 110 cm’s of soil) Plus – Tag biomass +37 (= 114) +67 +23 Extra CO2 eq (t/ha) 37 331 287 264 CO2 eq (t/ha) (x3.67) 10 90 78 72 Organic Carbon (t/ha) Tagasaste (biomass) Tagasaste (soil carbon) (18 years) Sub-trop Perennials (3.5 years) Annual Pasture
29. Annual Totals Both the Perennials (4 yrs) and the Tagasaste (18 yrs) annualize to approx 6 tonne CO 2 eq sequestered per hectare per year. At a Carbon price of $20 / tonne (CO 2 eq ) = approx $120 / ha per year