Towards a global-scale soil climate mitigation strategy

W. Amelung (), D. Bossio, W. Vries, I. Kögel-Knabner, J. Lehmann, R. Amundson, R. Bol, C. Collins, R. Lal, J. Leifeld, B. Minasny, G. Pan, K. Paustian, C. Rumpel, J. Sanderman, J. W. Groenigen, S. Mooney, B. Wesemael, M. Wander and A. Chabbi ()
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W. Amelung: University of Bonn
D. Bossio: The Nature Conservancy
W. Vries: Wageningen, University and Research, Environmental Research
I. Kögel-Knabner: Chair of Soil Science, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management and Institute of Advanced Study (TUM-IAS), Technische Universität München
J. Lehmann: School of Integrative Plant Science Cornell University
R. Amundson: University of California
R. Bol: Institute of Bio-and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
C. Collins: University of Reading
R. Lal: The Ohio State University
J. Leifeld: Agroscope, Climate and Agriculture Group
B. Minasny: The University of Sydney
G. Pan: Nanjing Agricultural University
K. Paustian: Colorado State University
C. Rumpel: CNRS, Institute for Ecology and Environmental Sciences (IEES) Paris
J. Sanderman: Woodwell Climate Research Center
J. W. Groenigen: Wageningen University
S. Mooney: Indiana University
B. Wesemael: Université catholique de Louvain
M. Wander: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
A. Chabbi: Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) Centre de Recherche Nouvelle-Aquitaine-Poitiers, (URP3F)

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract 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 for carbon sequestration is in cropland soils, especially those with large yield gaps and/or large historic soil organic carbon losses. The implementation of soil carbon sequestration measures requires a diverse set of options, each adapted to local soil conditions and management opportunities, and accounting for site-specific trade-offs. We propose the establishment of a soil information system containing localised information on soil group, degradation status, crop yield gap, and the associated carbon-sequestration potentials, as well as the provision of incentives and policies to translate management options into region- and soil-specific practices.

Date: 2020
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