Policy brief: Incentives for soil carbon management – how can they impact biodiversity and food production?
Policy brief: Incentives for soil carbon management – how can they impact biodiversity and food production?
This policy brief was developed through an international CCI Strategic Initiative Workshop that brought together: soil scientists, land economists, agriculturalists, plant scientists and biodiversity experts.
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How can incentives for soil carbon management contribute to food security and biodiversity conservation?
Management of soil carbon may offer potential for improving agricultural practice and productivity whilst providing co-benefits in terms of climate mitigation and biodiversity conservation. Agricultural productivity in Africa has remained stagnant over recent decades, and this is generally attributed to a loss of soil fertility and of soil carbon. Increasing soil carbon is thought to…