Understanding and Fostering Soil Carbon Sequestration

Soils are a significant carbon reservoir, but threats from mismanagement, climate change, and intensive agriculture lead to depletion. This book explores research on soil carbon sequestration, its potential for mitigating and adapting to climate change, and improving global food security. It highlights the importance of understanding carbon sequestration in different soil types to achieve sustainable agriculture and provides methods for farmers to optimize the process.

Format: Hardback
Length: 914 pages
Publication date: 08 November 2022
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited

Soils are recognized as vast carbon stores, playing a vital and ever-evolving role in the global carbon cycle. Nevertheless, this invaluable reservoir faces relentless threats stemming from a convergence of factors, including inadequate management practices, climate change, and the intensive cultivation of agriculture, which have resulted in a significant depletion of soil organic carbon. To better comprehend and promote soil carbon sequestration, this comprehensive review delves into the wealth of research on crucial aspects of soil carbon sequestration, encompassing its potential in mitigating and adapting to climate change and enhancing global food security. The collection examines our evolving understanding of carbon sequestration within soils, shedding light on the mechanisms and abiotic factors that influence this process, as well as the socio-economic, legal, and policy considerations that arise from its utilization. Through its extensive examination of soil carbon cycling and capture, the book underscores how a deep comprehension of carbon sequestration across diverse soil types can contribute to the development of more sustainable agricultural practices. Moreover, it highlights the strategies and techniques that farmers can employ to optimize the process of fostering carbon in soils, thereby fostering a greener and more resilient future for our planet.

Weight: 1466g
Dimension: 160 x 237 x 55 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781786769695