Farming – Carbon Farming


Carbon Farming in Santa Barbara

Source: cecsb.org Published: September 8, 2016 Nicole Wald On Thursday, September 8, CEC’s CEO/Executive Director Sigrid Wright spoke at the California Adaptation Forum on a panel about the potential to implement “carbon farming” techniques on a large scale in Santa...

Saving the World from Catastrophic Climate Change

Source: organicconsumers.org Published: March 2, 2016 By Courtney White Editor’s note: This article was written for Regeneration International, a project of the Organic Consumers Association, by Courtney White to explain how the latest soil science supports France’s 4...

Reinventing Farming in a World Fighting Climate Change

Source: 21stcentech.com Published: November 19, 2016 Photo credit: Ricardo Romero By lenrosen4 November 19, 2016 – Who would have thought that if a farmer planted more trees on cropland that the end result would be enhancing our fight against climate change. Or that...

How Carbon Farming Could Reverse Climate Change

Source: civileats.com Published: March 16, 2016 Eric Toensmeier’s new book explores carbon sequestration through carbon farming as a way to cool a warming planet. By Vera L. Chang As the climate crisis heats up, agriculture is in the hot seat, not only as a...

Carbon Farming: What Is It, And How Can It Help the Climate?

Source: yaleclimateconnections.org Published: October 19, 2016 By Daisy Simmons An ear of corn, swaying gently before a stand of apple trees. A cow chewing slowly on clover. They’re probably not what you think of when you imagine solutions to climate change. But...

Environmental Benefits of Biochar

Source: biochar-international.org Published: February 7, 2017 Sustainable biochar is a powerfully simple tool to address some of the most urgent environmental problems of our time: Climate Change Sustainable biochar can be used now to help combat climate change by...

What Can Bamboo Do About CO2?

Source: ecology.com Published: May 15, 2013 Efforts to thoroughly study the role that plants play in climate change mitigation are increasing. Most researchers focus on the promise of large, leafy forest trees to help remove carbon from the atmosphere; for example Lal...

Sustainable Afforestation in Togo

Source: goldstandard.org Published: February 2, 2017 PROJECT TOGO is an afforestation project that captures CO2 emissions while engaging communities to provide long-term co-benefits in the areas of energy, water supply, health, education and social affairs . The...