Technical specifications and country guidelines for Global Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Potential Map (GSOCseq)
This document provides technical specifications and guidance for the generation of national Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Potential (GSOCseq) maps at 1km resolution for agricultural lands, based on a ‘bottom-up’, country-driven approach. SOC stocks 0-30 cm of mineral soils shall be projected over a 20-year period after adoption of Sustainable Soil Management (SSM) practices oriented to increase carbon inputs to cropland and grassland soils. In order to obtain consistent results and to allow comparisons between countries and regions, the use of RothC as a standard spatialized SOC model is requested. General modeling procedures, data requirements and data sources are described. The final product specifications and data submission formats are also provided. This approach will require collaboration and interaction with country-level digital mapping and modeling experts and local capacity building. GSP will organize training sessions to support countries that require technical assistance to produce their own maps, and will facilitate the production of datasets for countries lacking the required local input data. The final product will be relevant to identify which regions, environments and agricultural systems present the greater potential for increasing SOC stocks, and to establish priorities for the implementation of global and national public and private policies.
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| Format: | Booklet biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FAO ;
2020
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| Online Access: | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/CB0353EN http://www.fao.org/3/cb0353en/cb0353en.pdf |
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