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Role of soils in climate change mitigation


Soils play a central role in climate mitigation. They are both as a carbon sink and a source of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). This report outlines the mitigation potential for GHG emissions of climate friendly soil management options at global, EU and German level. It also discusses different types of climate-friendly soil management measures and key considerations for their implementation.

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Series
Climate Change | 56/2022
Number of pages
88
Year of publication
December 2022
Author(s)
Dr. Ana Frelih-Larsen, Antonia Riedel, May Hobeika, Aaron Scheid, Dr. Andreas Gattinger, Dr. Wiebke Niether, Anne Siemons
Further files
Factsheet_Agroforestry Silvoarable Factsheet_Agroforestry Silvopastoral Factsheet_Critical Inputs Factsheet_Improved crop rotation Factsheet_Low input grassland_setaside Factsheet_Mixed crop-livestock systems Factsheet_Nitrification inhibitors Factsheet_precision farming Factsheet_Prevention of land take Factsheet_Reduce soil compaction Infografic_Soil Carbon Removal Infografik_Kohlenstoffbindung im Boden
Related publications
Nature-based solutions and global climate protection
Language
English
Project No. (FKZ)
3721 42 502 0
Publisher
German Environment Agency
Links
DEHSt - MooreDEHSt - Boden
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1421 KB
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 soil organic storage  Carbon Sequestration  soil management  land use change  agriculture

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