British farmland missing huge natural benefits potential
Farm support programs that target only food production miss huge opportunities to generate natural benefits, a new British study documents.
Northwest Biocarbon Initiative
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The Northwest Biocarbon Initiative elevates the essential role that natural systems play in reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. By galvanizing the region’s emerging biocarbon community to develop strategies that increase natural carbon capture and build a vibrant restoration economy, we are positioning the Northwest as the nation’s leading incubator for biocarbon solutions.
Biocarbon Solutions
Soil, our secret weapon against climate change
Soil—humble, lowly, everyday dirt—is an essential, irreplaceable, and strategic resource.
Hope and inspiration at NBI Summit
NBI Advisory Committee member Mitch Friedman, who leads Conservation Northwest, was the first out of the gate to offer his reflections on the 2013 Northwest Biocarbon Summit.
Blue carbon turning the tide on greenhouse gas emissions
By preserving and expanding areas of coastal vegetation such as mangroves, sea grass beds, and marshes, we can mitigate some of the effects in burning fossil fuels and turn the tide on our rising greenhouse gas emission
A low-hanging fruit overripe for the picking
What agricultural practices have the most immediate potential for making a significant contribution to protecting our climate? Think biocarbon.
Guest Blog: Mycorrhizal Fungi - a big deal for biocarbon
For over a decade, scientists have argued that mycorrhizal fungi should be included in models of global carbon cycling, but they have struggled with exactly how to incorporate below-ground microbia
The 400 ppm threshold
The only way back to Target 350 is to stop putting so much carbon pollution in the air and at the same time to remove a lot of the accumulated carbon from the air.
Guest Blog: More livestock to save the planet?
A conversation between Chad Kruger, Director of WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Allan Savory, Presiden
Building natural carbon: five policy principles
Carbon dioxide levels hit 395 parts per million in 2012, the highest in four or five million years when sea levels were around 80 feet higher and temperatures up to 10° Fahrenheit hotter. If we sustain those CO2 levels, or go higher as we are doing, a completely different world will emerge.
Urban ecosystem services: the promise of green infrastructure
Urban green infrastructure is increasingly seen as an effective way to meet regulatory obligations for control of polluted runoff or high stormwater flows, while also generating an array of ecosystem service co-benefits.
Restoring tidal wetlands: pioneering a biocarbon solution at the Snohomish River Delta
Tidal wetlands provide great potential to sequester and store greenhouse gases. Restore Americas Estuaries and EarthCorps are investigating the carbon sequestration value of tidal wetlands.
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