How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar

S Joseph, AL Cowie, L Van Zwieten, N Bolan… - Gcb …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We synthesized 20 years of research to explain the interrelated processes that determine
soil and plant responses to biochar. The properties of biochar and its effects within …

Towards a global-scale soil climate mitigation strategy

W Amelung, D Bossio, W de Vries… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Sustainable soil carbon sequestration practices need to be rapidly scaled up and
implemented to contribute to climate change mitigation. We highlight that the major potential …

[HTML][HTML] SoilGrids 2.0: producing soil information for the globe with quantified spatial uncertainty

L Poggio, LM De Sousa, NH Batjes, GBM Heuvelink… - Soil, 2021 - soil.copernicus.org
SoilGrids produces maps of soil properties for the entire globe at medium spatial resolution
(250 m cell size) using state-of-the-art machine learning methods to generate the necessary …

[HTML][HTML] The relevance of sustainable soil management within the European Green Deal

L Montanarella, P Panagos - Land use policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The new European Green Deal has the ambition to make the European Union the
first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The European Commission presented an ambitious …

[PDF][PDF] The state of carbon dioxide removal

S Smith, O Geden, M Gidden, W Lamb, G Nemet… - 2024 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
The views, opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this report
are strictly those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of funders or …

Regenerative agriculture—A literature review on the practices and mechanisms used to improve soil health

R Khangura, D Ferris, C Wagg, J Bowyer - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Conventional farming practices can lead to soil degradation and a decline in productivity.
Regenerative agriculture (RA) is purported by advocates as a solution to these issues that …

[PDF][PDF] Agriculture, forestry and other land uses (AFOLU)

GJ Nabuurs, R Mrabet, AA Hatab… - Climate Change 2022 …, 2023 - library.wur.nl
Executive Summary The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use1 (AFOLU) sector
encompasses managed ecosystems and offers significant mitigation opportunities while …

Deep-C storage: Biological, chemical and physical strategies to enhance carbon stocks in agricultural subsoils

ES Button, J Pett-Ridge, DV Murphy, Y Kuzyakov… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their substantial volume, subsoils contain more of the total soil carbon (C) pool than
topsoils. Much of this C is thousands of years old, suggesting that subsoils offer …

The role of digital agriculture in mitigating climate change and ensuring food security: An overview

SK Balasundram, RR Shamshiri, S Sridhara, N Rizan - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Digital agriculture involving different tools and management practices has advanced
considerably in recent years, intending to overcome climate risk and reduce food insecurity …

Conservation agriculture and soil organic carbon: Principles, processes, practices and policy options

R Francaviglia, M Almagro, JL Vicente-Vicente - Soil Systems, 2023 - mdpi.com
Intensive agriculture causes land degradation and other environmental problems, such as
pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, biodiversity decline, and greenhouse gas (GHG) …