Assessing carbon stocks and modelling win-win scenarios of carbon sequestration through land-use changes
By: by Raul Ponce-Hernandez ; with contributions from Parviz Koohafkan and Jacques Antoine.
Contributors: Koohafkan, P.; Antoine, Jacques.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Food & Agriculture Org
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Carbon sequestration.; Soils -- Carbon content.; Land use.; Biological diversity.
Description: This publication presents a methodology and software tools for assessing carbon stocks and modelling scenarios of carbon sequestration that were developed and tested in pilot field studies in Mexico and Cuba. The models and tools enable the analysis of land use change scenarios in order to identify in a given area (watershed or district) land use alternatives and land management practices that simultaneously maximize food production, maximize soil carbon sequestration, maximize biodiversity and minimize land degradation. The objective is to develop and implement "win-win" options that satisfy the multiple goals of farmers, land users and other stakeholders in relation to food security, carbon sequestration, biodiversity and land conservation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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