Forest-based carbon-sequestering model has been positioned as a win-win system that connects the developed with the developing economies. While certain conditions are to be met...
Climate debate can’t ignore small farmers
Pandurang Hegde By adding organic matter into soil, in the next 50 years we could capture 45 billion tonnes of CO2. The recently concluded United Nations meeting on climate...
Sequestering carbon through indigenous agriculture practices
Shalini Misra, Deepak Dhyani and R.K. Maikhuri Mountain communities have been adapting to changing environment for a long time. Traditional farming methods depending on...
Improving carbon sequestration through agricultural practices
Nalina Gnanavelrajah Crops and trees are natural carbon sinks. Both plants as well as soils rich in organic matter can greatly help in absorbing the atmospheric carbon. Farming...