Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on ways to increase sequestration and retention of
carbon (C) in soils. The chapter also monitors the actual C sequestration accomplished in …

Abstract The Kyoto Protocol allows reductions in emissions of several 'greenhouse'gases to
be credited against a CO2-equivalent emissions limit, calculated using 'global warming …

International agreements are likely to stimulate greenhouse gas mitigation efforts.
Agriculture can participate either as a source of emission reductions or as a sink for gas …

Since carbon sequestration in soils reduces the amount of carbon available to the
atmosphere, the Kyoto Protocols have heightened interest in soil carbon pools and their …

The purpose of this paper is to assess the existing studies on the economics of using forests
as a means of mitigating atmospheric carbon build-up. This assessment addresses …

The Forest and Agricultural Sector Optimization Model (FASOM) is a dynamic, nonlinear
programming model of the forest and agricultural sectors in the United States. The FASOM …

Agricultural soils provide a prospective way of mitigating the increasing atmospheric
concentration of CO 2. A number of agricultural practices are known to stimulate the …

Abatement of greenhouse gases is a key element of possible policy responses to global
warming. Comprehensive abatement strategies view the greenhouse abatement issue as …

Agriculture and environment are interrelated to each other. Farming activities may contribute
to air and soil pollution. Agriculture has been declared as the third largest source for pond …

The greenhouse effect on earth has been a widely debated issue over the last 10 years.
There is now consensus among scientists that the lower atmosphere and the earth's surface …