Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils

The purpose of this report is to improve the knowledge base for facilitating investments in land management technologies that sequester soil organic carbon. While there are many studies on soil carbon sequestration, there is no single unifying volume that synthesizes knowledge on the impact of different land management practices on soil carbon sequestration rates across the world. A meta-analysis was carried out to provide soil carbon sequestration rates in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This is one important element in decision-making for sustainable agricultural intensification, agro-ecosystems resilience, and comprehensive assessments of greenhouse mitigation potentials of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices. Furthermore, the ecosystem simulation modeling technique was used to predict future carbon storage in global cropland soils. Last, marginal abatement cost curves and trade-off graphs were used to assess the cost-effectiveness of the technologies in carbon sequestration. The remainder of the report is organized as follows. Chapter two provides a brief review of soil organic carbon dynamics and the methods for soil carbon assessment. The chapter concludes with brief information on carbon assessment in The World Bank's sustainable land management projects portfolio. Chapter three reports the increase in soil carbon for selected sustainable land management practices in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Chapter four reports the estimates from ecosystem simulation, while chapter five concludes with the benefits and costs of adopting carbon sequestering practices and a discussion of policy options to support climate smart agriculture in developing countries. The report will provide a broad perspective to natural resource managers and other professionals involved in scaling up Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA).

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2012-05
Subjects:ABSORPTION, AERATION, AFFORESTATION, AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL SOILS, AGRICULTURE, ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS, ANNUAL PRECIPITATION, ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE, ATMOSPHERE, ATMOSPHERIC CARBON, ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE, ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION, ATMOSPHERIC INCREASE, BARRIERS TO ADOPTION, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION, BIOENERGY, BIOGEOCHEMISTRY, BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY, BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, BIOLOGY, BIOMASS, BIOMASS BURNING, BIOMASS CARBON, BIOSPHERE, BOREAL FORESTS, CARBON, CARBON ACCOUNTING, CARBON ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, CARBON ASSESSMENT, CARBON ASSESSMENTS, CARBON BALANCE, CARBON BENEFITS, CARBON BUDGET, CARBON CHANGES, CARBON CONTENT, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ABATEMENT, CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT, CARBON DYNAMICS, CARBON EMISSION, CARBON EMISSIONS, CARBON FINANCE, CARBON FLUX, CARBON IN BIOMASS, CARBON IN SOILS, CARBON INPUT, CARBON LOSS, CARBON MITIGATION, CARBON MONITORING, CARBON OFFSET, CARBON POOL, CARBON POOLS, CARBON PROJECTS, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, CARBON SEQUESTRATION CAPACITY, CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL, CARBON SINK, CARBON SOURCES, CARBON STOCK, CARBON STOCK CHANGES, CARBON STOCKS, CARBON STORAGE, CARBON STORES, CARBONATES, CELLULOSE, CLASSIFICATION, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, CLIMATE CONDITIONS, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, CO, CO2, COAL, COLORS, COMBUSTION, CONSERVATION, CONSTRUCTION, COST OF CARBON, CROP PRODUCTION, CROP RESIDUE, CROP RESIDUES, CROPLAND, CROPS, DEFORESTATION, DEGRADED FORESTS, DESERTS, DIFFUSION, DRAINAGE, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC BENEFITS, ECOSYSTEM, EMISSION SCENARIOS, EMISSION TRENDS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE, EMISSIONS OF METHANE, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY USE, ENTERIC FERMENTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, EROSION, EROSION CONTROL, FERTILIZERS, FIELD MEASUREMENTS, FISHERIES, FLOODS, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOREST, FOREST CARBON MONITORING, FOREST LAND, FOREST LAND USE, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST RESOURCES, FORESTRY, FORESTS, FOSSIL FUEL, FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS, FOSSIL FUELS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FRESHWATER, GHG, GHGS, GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE, GLOBAL CARBON PROJECT, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY, GLOBAL GREENHOUSE, GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS, GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GLOBAL WARMING, GRAPHITE, GRASSES, GRASSLANDS, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION, GREENHOUSE GASES, GREENHOUSE MITIGATION, GROUND CARBON, GROUNDWATER, GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, HABITATS, HYDROSPHERE, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, INCOME, INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGIME, IPCC, LAND AREA, LAND DEGRADATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND TENURE, LEACHING, MANURE, MARGINAL ABATEMENT, MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST, METHANE, METHANE EMISSIONS, MITIGATION POTENTIAL, NATIONAL FOREST CARBON, NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY, NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS, NATURAL FORESTS, NATURAL GAS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, NITRATES, NITROGEN, NITROGEN FERTILIZERS, NITROUS OXIDE, NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS, NITROUS OXIDES, NUTRIENTS, OCEANS, OFFSET PROJECT, OIL, ORGANIC CARBON, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, ORGANIC MATTER, OXIDES, PARTICULATE, PASTURES, PE, PEAT, PHOSPHATES, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, PLANT MATERIAL, PLANTATION, PLANTATIONS, PRECIPITATION, RAIN, RAINFALL, RAINWATER, RANGES, REMOTE SENSING, RESERVOIRS, RICE PRODUCTION, ROOT ZONE, SAND, SEDIMENT, SEQUESTRATION ACTIVITIES, SHRUBS, SOIL CARBON, SPECIES, STRATIFICATION, SUBSTRATES, SURFACE RUNOFF, TEMPERATE FORESTS, TEMPERATURE, TERRESTRIAL CARBON, TERRESTRIAL CARBON POOL, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, TIN, TOTAL EMISSIONS, TREE PLANTATIONS, TROPICAL DEFORESTATION, TROPICAL FORESTS, TROPICAL REGIONS, TROPICAL ZONES, TROPICS, VEGETATION, VEGETATION CARBON, WASTE, WATER RETENTION, WATERSHED, WETLANDS,
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topic ABSORPTION
AERATION
AFFORESTATION
AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SOILS
AGRICULTURE
ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION
ATMOSPHERIC INCREASE
BARRIERS TO ADOPTION
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
BIOENERGY
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
BIOLOGY
BIOMASS
BIOMASS BURNING
BIOMASS CARBON
BIOSPHERE
BOREAL FORESTS
CARBON
CARBON ACCOUNTING
CARBON ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
CARBON ASSESSMENT
CARBON ASSESSMENTS
CARBON BALANCE
CARBON BENEFITS
CARBON BUDGET
CARBON CHANGES
CARBON CONTENT
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE ABATEMENT
CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT
CARBON DYNAMICS
CARBON EMISSION
CARBON EMISSIONS
CARBON FINANCE
CARBON FLUX
CARBON IN BIOMASS
CARBON IN SOILS
CARBON INPUT
CARBON LOSS
CARBON MITIGATION
CARBON MONITORING
CARBON OFFSET
CARBON POOL
CARBON POOLS
CARBON PROJECTS
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
CARBON SEQUESTRATION CAPACITY
CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL
CARBON SINK
CARBON SOURCES
CARBON STOCK
CARBON STOCK CHANGES
CARBON STOCKS
CARBON STORAGE
CARBON STORES
CARBONATES
CELLULOSE
CLASSIFICATION
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
CO
CO2
COAL
COLORS
COMBUSTION
CONSERVATION
CONSTRUCTION
COST OF CARBON
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP RESIDUE
CROP RESIDUES
CROPLAND
CROPS
DEFORESTATION
DEGRADED FORESTS
DESERTS
DIFFUSION
DRAINAGE
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECOSYSTEM
EMISSION SCENARIOS
EMISSION TRENDS
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE
EMISSIONS OF METHANE
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY USE
ENTERIC FERMENTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EROSION
EROSION CONTROL
FERTILIZERS
FIELD MEASUREMENTS
FISHERIES
FLOODS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOREST
FOREST CARBON MONITORING
FOREST LAND
FOREST LAND USE
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FOREST RESOURCES
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
FRESHWATER
GHG
GHGS
GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE
GLOBAL CARBON PROJECT
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GLOBAL WARMING
GRAPHITE
GRASSES
GRASSLANDS
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
GREENHOUSE GASES
GREENHOUSE MITIGATION
GROUND CARBON
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
HABITATS
HYDROSPHERE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGIME
IPCC
LAND AREA
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND TENURE
LEACHING
MANURE
MARGINAL ABATEMENT
MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST
METHANE
METHANE EMISSIONS
MITIGATION POTENTIAL
NATIONAL FOREST CARBON
NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FORESTS
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NITRATES
NITROGEN
NITROGEN FERTILIZERS
NITROUS OXIDE
NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS
NITROUS OXIDES
NUTRIENTS
OCEANS
OFFSET PROJECT
OIL
ORGANIC CARBON
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC MATERIALS
ORGANIC MATTER
OXIDES
PARTICULATE
PASTURES
PE
PEAT
PHOSPHATES
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
PLANT MATERIAL
PLANTATION
PLANTATIONS
PRECIPITATION
RAIN
RAINFALL
RAINWATER
RANGES
REMOTE SENSING
RESERVOIRS
RICE PRODUCTION
ROOT ZONE
SAND
SEDIMENT
SEQUESTRATION ACTIVITIES
SHRUBS
SOIL CARBON
SPECIES
STRATIFICATION
SUBSTRATES
SURFACE RUNOFF
TEMPERATE FORESTS
TEMPERATURE
TERRESTRIAL CARBON
TERRESTRIAL CARBON POOL
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
TIN
TOTAL EMISSIONS
TREE PLANTATIONS
TROPICAL DEFORESTATION
TROPICAL FORESTS
TROPICAL REGIONS
TROPICAL ZONES
TROPICS
VEGETATION
VEGETATION CARBON
WASTE
WATER RETENTION
WATERSHED
WETLANDS
ABSORPTION
AERATION
AFFORESTATION
AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SOILS
AGRICULTURE
ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION
ATMOSPHERIC INCREASE
BARRIERS TO ADOPTION
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
BIOENERGY
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
BIOLOGY
BIOMASS
BIOMASS BURNING
BIOMASS CARBON
BIOSPHERE
BOREAL FORESTS
CARBON
CARBON ACCOUNTING
CARBON ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
CARBON ASSESSMENT
CARBON ASSESSMENTS
CARBON BALANCE
CARBON BENEFITS
CARBON BUDGET
CARBON CHANGES
CARBON CONTENT
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE ABATEMENT
CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT
CARBON DYNAMICS
CARBON EMISSION
CARBON EMISSIONS
CARBON FINANCE
CARBON FLUX
CARBON IN BIOMASS
CARBON IN SOILS
CARBON INPUT
CARBON LOSS
CARBON MITIGATION
CARBON MONITORING
CARBON OFFSET
CARBON POOL
CARBON POOLS
CARBON PROJECTS
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
CARBON SEQUESTRATION CAPACITY
CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL
CARBON SINK
CARBON SOURCES
CARBON STOCK
CARBON STOCK CHANGES
CARBON STOCKS
CARBON STORAGE
CARBON STORES
CARBONATES
CELLULOSE
CLASSIFICATION
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
CO
CO2
COAL
COLORS
COMBUSTION
CONSERVATION
CONSTRUCTION
COST OF CARBON
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP RESIDUE
CROP RESIDUES
CROPLAND
CROPS
DEFORESTATION
DEGRADED FORESTS
DESERTS
DIFFUSION
DRAINAGE
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECOSYSTEM
EMISSION SCENARIOS
EMISSION TRENDS
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE
EMISSIONS OF METHANE
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY USE
ENTERIC FERMENTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EROSION
EROSION CONTROL
FERTILIZERS
FIELD MEASUREMENTS
FISHERIES
FLOODS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOREST
FOREST CARBON MONITORING
FOREST LAND
FOREST LAND USE
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FOREST RESOURCES
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
FRESHWATER
GHG
GHGS
GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE
GLOBAL CARBON PROJECT
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GLOBAL WARMING
GRAPHITE
GRASSES
GRASSLANDS
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
GREENHOUSE GASES
GREENHOUSE MITIGATION
GROUND CARBON
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
HABITATS
HYDROSPHERE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGIME
IPCC
LAND AREA
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND TENURE
LEACHING
MANURE
MARGINAL ABATEMENT
MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST
METHANE
METHANE EMISSIONS
MITIGATION POTENTIAL
NATIONAL FOREST CARBON
NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FORESTS
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NITRATES
NITROGEN
NITROGEN FERTILIZERS
NITROUS OXIDE
NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS
NITROUS OXIDES
NUTRIENTS
OCEANS
OFFSET PROJECT
OIL
ORGANIC CARBON
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC MATERIALS
ORGANIC MATTER
OXIDES
PARTICULATE
PASTURES
PE
PEAT
PHOSPHATES
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
PLANT MATERIAL
PLANTATION
PLANTATIONS
PRECIPITATION
RAIN
RAINFALL
RAINWATER
RANGES
REMOTE SENSING
RESERVOIRS
RICE PRODUCTION
ROOT ZONE
SAND
SEDIMENT
SEQUESTRATION ACTIVITIES
SHRUBS
SOIL CARBON
SPECIES
STRATIFICATION
SUBSTRATES
SURFACE RUNOFF
TEMPERATE FORESTS
TEMPERATURE
TERRESTRIAL CARBON
TERRESTRIAL CARBON POOL
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
TIN
TOTAL EMISSIONS
TREE PLANTATIONS
TROPICAL DEFORESTATION
TROPICAL FORESTS
TROPICAL REGIONS
TROPICAL ZONES
TROPICS
VEGETATION
VEGETATION CARBON
WASTE
WATER RETENTION
WATERSHED
WETLANDS
spellingShingle ABSORPTION
AERATION
AFFORESTATION
AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SOILS
AGRICULTURE
ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION
ATMOSPHERIC INCREASE
BARRIERS TO ADOPTION
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
BIOENERGY
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
BIOLOGY
BIOMASS
BIOMASS BURNING
BIOMASS CARBON
BIOSPHERE
BOREAL FORESTS
CARBON
CARBON ACCOUNTING
CARBON ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
CARBON ASSESSMENT
CARBON ASSESSMENTS
CARBON BALANCE
CARBON BENEFITS
CARBON BUDGET
CARBON CHANGES
CARBON CONTENT
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE ABATEMENT
CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT
CARBON DYNAMICS
CARBON EMISSION
CARBON EMISSIONS
CARBON FINANCE
CARBON FLUX
CARBON IN BIOMASS
CARBON IN SOILS
CARBON INPUT
CARBON LOSS
CARBON MITIGATION
CARBON MONITORING
CARBON OFFSET
CARBON POOL
CARBON POOLS
CARBON PROJECTS
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
CARBON SEQUESTRATION CAPACITY
CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL
CARBON SINK
CARBON SOURCES
CARBON STOCK
CARBON STOCK CHANGES
CARBON STOCKS
CARBON STORAGE
CARBON STORES
CARBONATES
CELLULOSE
CLASSIFICATION
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
CO
CO2
COAL
COLORS
COMBUSTION
CONSERVATION
CONSTRUCTION
COST OF CARBON
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP RESIDUE
CROP RESIDUES
CROPLAND
CROPS
DEFORESTATION
DEGRADED FORESTS
DESERTS
DIFFUSION
DRAINAGE
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECOSYSTEM
EMISSION SCENARIOS
EMISSION TRENDS
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE
EMISSIONS OF METHANE
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY USE
ENTERIC FERMENTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EROSION
EROSION CONTROL
FERTILIZERS
FIELD MEASUREMENTS
FISHERIES
FLOODS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOREST
FOREST CARBON MONITORING
FOREST LAND
FOREST LAND USE
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FOREST RESOURCES
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
FRESHWATER
GHG
GHGS
GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE
GLOBAL CARBON PROJECT
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GLOBAL WARMING
GRAPHITE
GRASSES
GRASSLANDS
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
GREENHOUSE GASES
GREENHOUSE MITIGATION
GROUND CARBON
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
HABITATS
HYDROSPHERE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGIME
IPCC
LAND AREA
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND TENURE
LEACHING
MANURE
MARGINAL ABATEMENT
MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST
METHANE
METHANE EMISSIONS
MITIGATION POTENTIAL
NATIONAL FOREST CARBON
NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FORESTS
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NITRATES
NITROGEN
NITROGEN FERTILIZERS
NITROUS OXIDE
NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS
NITROUS OXIDES
NUTRIENTS
OCEANS
OFFSET PROJECT
OIL
ORGANIC CARBON
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC MATERIALS
ORGANIC MATTER
OXIDES
PARTICULATE
PASTURES
PE
PEAT
PHOSPHATES
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
PLANT MATERIAL
PLANTATION
PLANTATIONS
PRECIPITATION
RAIN
RAINFALL
RAINWATER
RANGES
REMOTE SENSING
RESERVOIRS
RICE PRODUCTION
ROOT ZONE
SAND
SEDIMENT
SEQUESTRATION ACTIVITIES
SHRUBS
SOIL CARBON
SPECIES
STRATIFICATION
SUBSTRATES
SURFACE RUNOFF
TEMPERATE FORESTS
TEMPERATURE
TERRESTRIAL CARBON
TERRESTRIAL CARBON POOL
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
TIN
TOTAL EMISSIONS
TREE PLANTATIONS
TROPICAL DEFORESTATION
TROPICAL FORESTS
TROPICAL REGIONS
TROPICAL ZONES
TROPICS
VEGETATION
VEGETATION CARBON
WASTE
WATER RETENTION
WATERSHED
WETLANDS
ABSORPTION
AERATION
AFFORESTATION
AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SOILS
AGRICULTURE
ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION
ATMOSPHERIC INCREASE
BARRIERS TO ADOPTION
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
BIOENERGY
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
BIOLOGY
BIOMASS
BIOMASS BURNING
BIOMASS CARBON
BIOSPHERE
BOREAL FORESTS
CARBON
CARBON ACCOUNTING
CARBON ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
CARBON ASSESSMENT
CARBON ASSESSMENTS
CARBON BALANCE
CARBON BENEFITS
CARBON BUDGET
CARBON CHANGES
CARBON CONTENT
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE ABATEMENT
CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT
CARBON DYNAMICS
CARBON EMISSION
CARBON EMISSIONS
CARBON FINANCE
CARBON FLUX
CARBON IN BIOMASS
CARBON IN SOILS
CARBON INPUT
CARBON LOSS
CARBON MITIGATION
CARBON MONITORING
CARBON OFFSET
CARBON POOL
CARBON POOLS
CARBON PROJECTS
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
CARBON SEQUESTRATION CAPACITY
CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL
CARBON SINK
CARBON SOURCES
CARBON STOCK
CARBON STOCK CHANGES
CARBON STOCKS
CARBON STORAGE
CARBON STORES
CARBONATES
CELLULOSE
CLASSIFICATION
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
CO
CO2
COAL
COLORS
COMBUSTION
CONSERVATION
CONSTRUCTION
COST OF CARBON
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP RESIDUE
CROP RESIDUES
CROPLAND
CROPS
DEFORESTATION
DEGRADED FORESTS
DESERTS
DIFFUSION
DRAINAGE
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECOSYSTEM
EMISSION SCENARIOS
EMISSION TRENDS
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE
EMISSIONS OF METHANE
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY USE
ENTERIC FERMENTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EROSION
EROSION CONTROL
FERTILIZERS
FIELD MEASUREMENTS
FISHERIES
FLOODS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOREST
FOREST CARBON MONITORING
FOREST LAND
FOREST LAND USE
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FOREST RESOURCES
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
FRESHWATER
GHG
GHGS
GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE
GLOBAL CARBON PROJECT
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GLOBAL WARMING
GRAPHITE
GRASSES
GRASSLANDS
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
GREENHOUSE GASES
GREENHOUSE MITIGATION
GROUND CARBON
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
HABITATS
HYDROSPHERE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGIME
IPCC
LAND AREA
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND TENURE
LEACHING
MANURE
MARGINAL ABATEMENT
MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST
METHANE
METHANE EMISSIONS
MITIGATION POTENTIAL
NATIONAL FOREST CARBON
NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FORESTS
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NITRATES
NITROGEN
NITROGEN FERTILIZERS
NITROUS OXIDE
NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS
NITROUS OXIDES
NUTRIENTS
OCEANS
OFFSET PROJECT
OIL
ORGANIC CARBON
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC MATERIALS
ORGANIC MATTER
OXIDES
PARTICULATE
PASTURES
PE
PEAT
PHOSPHATES
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
PLANT MATERIAL
PLANTATION
PLANTATIONS
PRECIPITATION
RAIN
RAINFALL
RAINWATER
RANGES
REMOTE SENSING
RESERVOIRS
RICE PRODUCTION
ROOT ZONE
SAND
SEDIMENT
SEQUESTRATION ACTIVITIES
SHRUBS
SOIL CARBON
SPECIES
STRATIFICATION
SUBSTRATES
SURFACE RUNOFF
TEMPERATE FORESTS
TEMPERATURE
TERRESTRIAL CARBON
TERRESTRIAL CARBON POOL
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
TIN
TOTAL EMISSIONS
TREE PLANTATIONS
TROPICAL DEFORESTATION
TROPICAL FORESTS
TROPICAL REGIONS
TROPICAL ZONES
TROPICS
VEGETATION
VEGETATION CARBON
WASTE
WATER RETENTION
WATERSHED
WETLANDS
World Bank
Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils
description The purpose of this report is to improve the knowledge base for facilitating investments in land management technologies that sequester soil organic carbon. While there are many studies on soil carbon sequestration, there is no single unifying volume that synthesizes knowledge on the impact of different land management practices on soil carbon sequestration rates across the world. A meta-analysis was carried out to provide soil carbon sequestration rates in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This is one important element in decision-making for sustainable agricultural intensification, agro-ecosystems resilience, and comprehensive assessments of greenhouse mitigation potentials of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices. Furthermore, the ecosystem simulation modeling technique was used to predict future carbon storage in global cropland soils. Last, marginal abatement cost curves and trade-off graphs were used to assess the cost-effectiveness of the technologies in carbon sequestration. The remainder of the report is organized as follows. Chapter two provides a brief review of soil organic carbon dynamics and the methods for soil carbon assessment. The chapter concludes with brief information on carbon assessment in The World Bank's sustainable land management projects portfolio. Chapter three reports the increase in soil carbon for selected sustainable land management practices in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Chapter four reports the estimates from ecosystem simulation, while chapter five concludes with the benefits and costs of adopting carbon sequestering practices and a discussion of policy options to support climate smart agriculture in developing countries. The report will provide a broad perspective to natural resource managers and other professionals involved in scaling up Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA).
topic_facet ABSORPTION
AERATION
AFFORESTATION
AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SOILS
AGRICULTURE
ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION
ATMOSPHERIC INCREASE
BARRIERS TO ADOPTION
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
BIOENERGY
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
BIOLOGY
BIOMASS
BIOMASS BURNING
BIOMASS CARBON
BIOSPHERE
BOREAL FORESTS
CARBON
CARBON ACCOUNTING
CARBON ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
CARBON ASSESSMENT
CARBON ASSESSMENTS
CARBON BALANCE
CARBON BENEFITS
CARBON BUDGET
CARBON CHANGES
CARBON CONTENT
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE ABATEMENT
CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT
CARBON DYNAMICS
CARBON EMISSION
CARBON EMISSIONS
CARBON FINANCE
CARBON FLUX
CARBON IN BIOMASS
CARBON IN SOILS
CARBON INPUT
CARBON LOSS
CARBON MITIGATION
CARBON MONITORING
CARBON OFFSET
CARBON POOL
CARBON POOLS
CARBON PROJECTS
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
CARBON SEQUESTRATION CAPACITY
CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL
CARBON SINK
CARBON SOURCES
CARBON STOCK
CARBON STOCK CHANGES
CARBON STOCKS
CARBON STORAGE
CARBON STORES
CARBONATES
CELLULOSE
CLASSIFICATION
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
CO
CO2
COAL
COLORS
COMBUSTION
CONSERVATION
CONSTRUCTION
COST OF CARBON
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP RESIDUE
CROP RESIDUES
CROPLAND
CROPS
DEFORESTATION
DEGRADED FORESTS
DESERTS
DIFFUSION
DRAINAGE
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECOSYSTEM
EMISSION SCENARIOS
EMISSION TRENDS
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE
EMISSIONS OF METHANE
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY USE
ENTERIC FERMENTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EROSION
EROSION CONTROL
FERTILIZERS
FIELD MEASUREMENTS
FISHERIES
FLOODS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOREST
FOREST CARBON MONITORING
FOREST LAND
FOREST LAND USE
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FOREST RESOURCES
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
FRESHWATER
GHG
GHGS
GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE
GLOBAL CARBON PROJECT
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GLOBAL WARMING
GRAPHITE
GRASSES
GRASSLANDS
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
GREENHOUSE GASES
GREENHOUSE MITIGATION
GROUND CARBON
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
HABITATS
HYDROSPHERE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGIME
IPCC
LAND AREA
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND TENURE
LEACHING
MANURE
MARGINAL ABATEMENT
MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST
METHANE
METHANE EMISSIONS
MITIGATION POTENTIAL
NATIONAL FOREST CARBON
NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FORESTS
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NITRATES
NITROGEN
NITROGEN FERTILIZERS
NITROUS OXIDE
NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS
NITROUS OXIDES
NUTRIENTS
OCEANS
OFFSET PROJECT
OIL
ORGANIC CARBON
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC MATERIALS
ORGANIC MATTER
OXIDES
PARTICULATE
PASTURES
PE
PEAT
PHOSPHATES
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
PLANT MATERIAL
PLANTATION
PLANTATIONS
PRECIPITATION
RAIN
RAINFALL
RAINWATER
RANGES
REMOTE SENSING
RESERVOIRS
RICE PRODUCTION
ROOT ZONE
SAND
SEDIMENT
SEQUESTRATION ACTIVITIES
SHRUBS
SOIL CARBON
SPECIES
STRATIFICATION
SUBSTRATES
SURFACE RUNOFF
TEMPERATE FORESTS
TEMPERATURE
TERRESTRIAL CARBON
TERRESTRIAL CARBON POOL
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
TIN
TOTAL EMISSIONS
TREE PLANTATIONS
TROPICAL DEFORESTATION
TROPICAL FORESTS
TROPICAL REGIONS
TROPICAL ZONES
TROPICS
VEGETATION
VEGETATION CARBON
WASTE
WATER RETENTION
WATERSHED
WETLANDS
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils
title_short Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils
title_full Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils
title_fullStr Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils
title_full_unstemmed Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils
title_sort carbon sequestration in agricultural soils
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012-05
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16274087/carbon-sequestration-agricultural-soils
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spelling dig-okr-10986118682024-08-08T15:14:12Z Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils World Bank ABSORPTION AERATION AFFORESTATION AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SOILS AGRICULTURE ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS ANNUAL PRECIPITATION ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE ATMOSPHERE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION ATMOSPHERIC INCREASE BARRIERS TO ADOPTION BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION BIOENERGY BIOGEOCHEMISTRY BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES BIOLOGY BIOMASS BIOMASS BURNING BIOMASS CARBON BIOSPHERE BOREAL FORESTS CARBON CARBON ACCOUNTING CARBON ACCOUNTING SYSTEM CARBON ASSESSMENT CARBON ASSESSMENTS CARBON BALANCE CARBON BENEFITS CARBON BUDGET CARBON CHANGES CARBON CONTENT CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE ABATEMENT CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT CARBON DYNAMICS CARBON EMISSION CARBON EMISSIONS CARBON FINANCE CARBON FLUX CARBON IN BIOMASS CARBON IN SOILS CARBON INPUT CARBON LOSS CARBON MITIGATION CARBON MONITORING CARBON OFFSET CARBON POOL CARBON POOLS CARBON PROJECTS CARBON SEQUESTRATION CARBON SEQUESTRATION CAPACITY CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL CARBON SINK CARBON SOURCES CARBON STOCK CARBON STOCK CHANGES CARBON STOCKS CARBON STORAGE CARBON STORES CARBONATES CELLULOSE CLASSIFICATION CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION CLIMATE CONDITIONS CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CO CO2 COAL COLORS COMBUSTION CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION COST OF CARBON CROP PRODUCTION CROP RESIDUE CROP RESIDUES CROPLAND CROPS DEFORESTATION DEGRADED FORESTS DESERTS DIFFUSION DRAINAGE DROUGHT ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECOSYSTEM EMISSION SCENARIOS EMISSION TRENDS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE EMISSIONS OF METHANE ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY USE ENTERIC FERMENTATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EROSION EROSION CONTROL FERTILIZERS FIELD MEASUREMENTS FISHERIES FLOODS FOOD PRODUCTION FOREST FOREST CARBON MONITORING FOREST LAND FOREST LAND USE FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST RESOURCES FORESTRY FORESTS FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS FOSSIL FUELS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FRESHWATER GHG GHGS GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE GLOBAL CARBON PROJECT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GLOBAL WARMING GRAPHITE GRASSES GRASSLANDS GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION GREENHOUSE GASES GREENHOUSE MITIGATION GROUND CARBON GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER RECHARGE HABITATS HYDROSPHERE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCOME INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGIME IPCC LAND AREA LAND DEGRADATION LAND MANAGEMENT LAND OWNERSHIP LAND TENURE LEACHING MANURE MARGINAL ABATEMENT MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST METHANE METHANE EMISSIONS MITIGATION POTENTIAL NATIONAL FOREST CARBON NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS NATURAL FORESTS NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCES NEGATIVE IMPACTS NITRATES NITROGEN NITROGEN FERTILIZERS NITROUS OXIDE NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS NITROUS OXIDES NUTRIENTS OCEANS OFFSET PROJECT OIL ORGANIC CARBON ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC MATERIALS ORGANIC MATTER OXIDES PARTICULATE PASTURES PE PEAT PHOSPHATES PHOTOSYNTHESIS PLANT MATERIAL PLANTATION PLANTATIONS PRECIPITATION RAIN RAINFALL RAINWATER RANGES REMOTE SENSING RESERVOIRS RICE PRODUCTION ROOT ZONE SAND SEDIMENT SEQUESTRATION ACTIVITIES SHRUBS SOIL CARBON SPECIES STRATIFICATION SUBSTRATES SURFACE RUNOFF TEMPERATE FORESTS TEMPERATURE TERRESTRIAL CARBON TERRESTRIAL CARBON POOL TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS TIN TOTAL EMISSIONS TREE PLANTATIONS TROPICAL DEFORESTATION TROPICAL FORESTS TROPICAL REGIONS TROPICAL ZONES TROPICS VEGETATION VEGETATION CARBON WASTE WATER RETENTION WATERSHED WETLANDS The purpose of this report is to improve the knowledge base for facilitating investments in land management technologies that sequester soil organic carbon. While there are many studies on soil carbon sequestration, there is no single unifying volume that synthesizes knowledge on the impact of different land management practices on soil carbon sequestration rates across the world. A meta-analysis was carried out to provide soil carbon sequestration rates in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This is one important element in decision-making for sustainable agricultural intensification, agro-ecosystems resilience, and comprehensive assessments of greenhouse mitigation potentials of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices. Furthermore, the ecosystem simulation modeling technique was used to predict future carbon storage in global cropland soils. Last, marginal abatement cost curves and trade-off graphs were used to assess the cost-effectiveness of the technologies in carbon sequestration. The remainder of the report is organized as follows. Chapter two provides a brief review of soil organic carbon dynamics and the methods for soil carbon assessment. The chapter concludes with brief information on carbon assessment in The World Bank's sustainable land management projects portfolio. Chapter three reports the increase in soil carbon for selected sustainable land management practices in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Chapter four reports the estimates from ecosystem simulation, while chapter five concludes with the benefits and costs of adopting carbon sequestering practices and a discussion of policy options to support climate smart agriculture in developing countries. The report will provide a broad perspective to natural resource managers and other professionals involved in scaling up Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA). 2012-12-03T20:52:11Z 2012-12-03T20:52:11Z 2012-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16274087/carbon-sequestration-agricultural-soils https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11868 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain Washington, DC