Carbon farming in the living soils of the Americas

• Published in: Frontiers in sustainable food systems Vol. 8
• Main Authors: Cerri, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino, Cherubin, Maurício Roberto, Villela, João Marcos, Locatelli, Jorge Luiz, Carvalho, Martha Lustosa, Villarreal, Federico, de Castro Mello, Francisco Fujita, Ibrahim, Muhammad Akbar, Lal, Rattan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 19.11.2024
• Subjects: agriculture; climate adaptation; climate mitigation; greenhouse gas; soil C sequestration; soil health

Soil represents Earth’s largest terrestrial reservoir of carbon (C) and is an important sink of C from the atmosphere. However, the potential of adopting best management practices (BMPs) to increase soil C sequestration and offset greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agroecosystems remains unclear. Syn...