Category Archives: carbon sink / trading

Combating desertification by Carbon Sequestration Project in Iran (Google / UNDP)

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.undp.org.ir/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/594-vina-barahman 05 May 2013- Marking 10 years of combating desertification by Carbon Sequestration Project TEHRAN, 05 May 2013- Today the Carbon Sequestration Project (CSP) led by Bureau of Desert Affairs, in the Forest, Range and Watershed Organization … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon sink / trading, Climate / climate change, Desertification

Soil Atlas of Africa, Carbon Cycle and Food Security (IISD)

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Read at : http://land-l.iisd.org/news/first-soil-atlas-of-africa-underscores-role-in-carbon-cycle-and-food-security/ First Soil Atlas of Africa Underscores Role in Carbon Cycle and Food Security The first comprehensive assessment of soils across the African continent has been released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, carbon sink / trading, Climate / climate change, food / food security

COMBATING DESERTIFICATION BY CARBON SEQUESTRATION PROJECT IN IRAN (UN in Iran)

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.un.org.ir/news/latest-news/marking-10-years-combating-desertification-carbon-sequestration-project-iran MARKING 10 YEARS OF COMBATING DESERTIFICATION BY CARBON SEQUESTRATION PROJECT IN IRAN “Iran is one of those countries most affected by desertification and has made the rehabilitation of its degraded lands a top priority”, said Gary … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon sink / trading, Desertification

Biochar in conservation farming (ELDIS)

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=63196?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eldis-agriculture+%28Eldis+Agriculture%29#.UQpTF8e9vK0 Improving crop yield and storing carbon. Biochar in conservation farming in Zambia. End report phase 1 The main aim of the project is to investigate the potential of organic waste biochar to sequester carbon and improve … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, carbon sink / trading, Soil

Increasing Uptake of Carbon Dioxide (Science Daily)

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130129171427.htm Spring May Come Earlier to North American Forests, Increasing Uptake of Carbon Dioxide Jan. 29, 2013 — Trees in the con­ti­nen­tal U.S. could send out new spring leaves up to 17 days ear­lier in the com­ing … Continue reading →

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Warmer Soils Release Additional CO2 Into Atmosphere (Science Daily)

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130120150029.htm Warmer Soils Release Additional CO2 Into Atmosphere; Effect Stabilizes Over Longer Term Warmer temperatures due to climate change could cause soils to release additional carbon into the atmosphere, thereby enhancing climate change – but that effect … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon sink / trading, Climate / climate change, global warming, greenhouse gases

Potential effects against global warming (Science Daily)

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120413101341.htm Resurfacing Urban Areas to Offset 150 Billion Tons of CO2 ScienceDaily (Apr. 13, 2012) — Imagine a world where the rooftops and pavements of every urban area are resurfaced to increase the reflection of the Sun’s … Continue reading →

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Forest harvesting would have a much smaller impact (Science Daily)

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120406082850.htm Scientists Forecast Forest Carbon Loss ScienceDaily (Apr. 6, 2012) — When most people look at a forest, they see walking trails, deer yards, or firewood for next winter. But scientists at the Harvard Forest and Smithsonian … Continue reading →

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Carbon sink and elevated carbon dioxide concentrations (Science Daily)

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120305132244.htm Elevated Carbon Dioxide Concentrations Can Increase Carbon Storage in the Soil ScienceDaily (Mar. 5, 2012) — Elevated carbon dioxide concentrations can increase carbon storage in the soil, according to results from a 12-year carbon dioxide-enrichment experiment … Continue reading →

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Soils will come under increasing pressure (Google / AlertNet)

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/soil-erosion-increasing-global-warming-threat-unep Soil erosion increasing global warming threat-UNEP Source: Reuters // Reuters By Nina Chestney LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon sink / trading, Climate / climate change, erosion, Soil