Storing more carbon in soils: a challenge for climate and food |
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Storing more carbon in soils: a challenge for climate and food - Mr Roland Courteau, Senator, Vice-President - March 2018 |
Soils can store more carbon than they emit, under certain conditions, still subject to uncertainties from a scientific point of view. Storing more carbon in soils is of major interest to offset anthropogenic CO2 emissions, on the one hand, and to enhance food security, on the other hand. Research programs which, through better soil knowledge, will enable the implementation of favourable practices for carbon storage in agricultural and forestry soils, such as the "4 per 1,000" initiative, must be pursued and encouraged.
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