New FAO publication: Global assessment of soil carbon in grasslands
Global assessment of soil carbon in grasslands
From current stock estimates to sequestration potential
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Anthropogenic activities such as intensive livestock grazing, agricultural management practices, and other land-use activities contribute to the loss of soil carbon in grasslands. The FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (FAO LEAP) Partnership developed a Global assessment of soil carbon in grasslands: From current stock estimates to sequestration potential, in collaboration with France’s Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRAE). The study provides a spatially explicit report on the state of grassland soils in the world and estimates the potential of grasslands to sequester carbon in soils.