Carbon catch-22: the pollution in our soil
Pollution has increased carbon in our soils - which is good for climate change. But this carbon may not stay there for long.
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Make our soil great again
To help feed a growing world population, restore biodiversity and slow climate change, a geologist calls for a moon shot effort to restore healthy soil around the world.
Farmers can profit economically and politically by addressing climate change
Whether or not farmers believe human activities are changing the climate (many don't), an agriculture specialist urges them to pursue payments for techniques that return carbon to the soil.
Managing water is key to adapting African agriculture to climate change
The current climate talks in Morocco are a golden opportunity for making strides on the adaptation of African agriculture. African countries need the tools necessary to do so.
Veggie is the most low-carbon diet, right? Well, it depends where you live
Eating meat means greenhouse emissions. But the emissions from growing crops may have been underestimated, meaning that a climate-friendly diet isn't as straightforward as simply going vegetarian.
Eyes down: how setting our sights on soil could help save the climate
A new bid to boost the amount of carbon stored in the world's soils has been launched at the Paris climate summit.
France has a great plan for its soil – and it’s not just about wine
Plans to store more carbon in French soil could have a massive impact on the country's emissions – if they can pull it off.
Farming carbon can be a win for wildlife, if the price is right
With bids open today for the government's Emissions Reduction Fund, experts explain how storing carbon can be a win for wildlife too.
Deep but not dead: how tropical subsoil microbes could affect the carbon cycle
It’s no exaggeration to say the tropics drive our planet’s carbon cycle – the constant transfer of carbon back and forth, on a global scale, between living things and the environment. Understanding the…
Carbon farming initiative will fail farmers and rural communities
Australian farmers and rural land owners are being told that they will be given powerful and direct incentives to store carbon in the land under the federal government’s new climate policy. But is that…
Fossil soils found to have high carbon content
Soils which formed on the Earth’s surface thousands of years ago and are now fossils buried deep underground are rich in…
Global warming dries up soil nutrient balance
Global warming will act as a catalyst for increased aridity and result in an imbalance of soil nutrients and decreased productivity…
Western Australian surface soils are carbon heavy
Many surface soils in the southwest of Western Australia are already storing as much carbon as they can, a study has found…
Soil carbon threatened by wind and dust storms
Wind erosion and dust storms have led to the loss of about 1.6 million tonnes of carbon from Australian soils each year…
Les contributeurs les plus fréquents
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Professor of Soil Science, University of Sydney
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Principal Research Scientist, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Environmental Policy, The University of Queensland
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Research ecologist, The University of Queensland
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Principal Research Adjunct James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Professor in Soil-Landscape Modelling, University of Sydney
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Research Scientist, Ecosystem Sciences, CSIRO
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Technical University of Munich
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Science Writer, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington
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Professor of Soil Science, Lancaster University
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University of Sydney
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Research fellow, University of Sydney
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Researcher, Technical University of Munich
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Director General, International Water Management Institute, International Water Management Institute
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