Carbon Sequestration in Soils: Science, Monitoring, and Beyond : Proceedings of the St. Michaels Workshop, December 1998

Carbon dioxide accumulation in the atmosphere as the result of fossil fuel emissions and land use change (especially tropical deforestation) threatens to cause global warming and climatic change. One means of reducing the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide is through its capture by photosynthesis and storage (sequestration) in soil. The quantities of carbon that can be sequestered during the next century are enough to offset two or three decades' worth of carbon emissions at the current rate. The book deals with four issues that must be addressed before soil carbon sequestration programs can be implemented on a large scale: new science, monitoring and verification, the soil carbon sequestration/desertification linkage, and policy and implementation issues. Contents include- Science Needs and New Technology for Soil Carbon Sequestration- Monitoring and Verifying Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration- Desertification Control to Sequester C and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect- SoilCarbon: Policy and Economics- Science Needs and New Technologies- Monitoring and Verifying- DesertificationCarbon Sequestration in Soils: Science, Monitoring, and Beyond : Proceedings of the St. Michaels Workshop, December 1998, with ISBN 9781574770841 and ISBN 1574770845.