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GIS-based scenarios of SOC annual change on croplands at sub-national level: case studies of Burkina Faso and Uzbekistan

FAO-IFAD-IPCC Expert Meeting Rome, 20-22 October, 2009 This presentation discusses the application of the IPCC methodological guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, which aim at estimating and inventorying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sequestration capacity...[more]

Workshop on the Role of Grassland Carbon Sequestration in Mitigation

A Workshop held at FAO 15-17 April 2009. Grasslands occupy around half of the ice free land area of the world but are currently excluded from carbon trading despite the significant emission reduction and carbon storage potential. Livestock systems are often associated with...[more]

Potential of Conservation Agriculture systems for mitigating Climate Change

In October 2008 FAO and the Conservation Technology Information Center with technical support from the UNFCCC secretariat were hosting an international consultation about the potential of Conservation Agriculture systems for sequestering carbon in contributing significantly to...[more]

Conservation Agriculture Carbon Offset Consultation

FAO and the Conservation Technology Information Center are hosting an international discussion about the potential of conservation agriculture systems and sequestering carbon in contributing significantly to the mitigation of climate change. [more]

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