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Background Resource: Climate & Food – Maximizing Carbon Sequestration

Soils contain over three times the quantity of organic carbon found in vegetation and
double that of the atmosphere. – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Agriculture emits greenhouse gases but also has a unique capacity to act as a carbon dioxide sink, removing atmospheric carbon and incorporating it into the soil.

Read about numerous carbon sequestration practices.

Maximizing Carbon Sequestration
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