The Carbon Ranch
The Carbon Ranch: Fighting Climate Change through Food and Stewardship
Climate change is the most pressing issue confronting humanity. It is also a tremendous opportunity. Right now, the only possibility of large-scale removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere is through plant photosynthesis and other land-based carbon sequestration activities. Strategies include: enriching soil carbon, farming with perennials, employing climate-friendly livestock practices, conserving natural habitat, restoring degraded watersheds and rangelands, and producing local food. Over the past decade, many of these strategies have been demonstrated to be both practical and profitable. A carbon ranch bundles them into an economic whole with the aim of creating climate-friendly landscapes that are both healthy ecologically and the source of healthy food. - Courtney White
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Useful Articles
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Useful Links "Climate Change and Rangelands" / special issue / Rangelands Journal, Society for Range Management / June 2008 Mitigating Climate Change Through Food and Land Use / by Sara Scheer and Sajal Sthapit / WorldWatch Report #179 / August 2009 Manifesto on Climate Change and the Future of Food Security /
The International Commission on the Future of Food & Agriculture Dr. Christine Jones’ web site: Marin Carbon Project "Scientists Help Ranchers Wrangle Carbon Emissions" / Christopher Joyce, National Public Radio, 12/10/09 "Save the Planet: Eat More Beef (grass feeding required)" / by Lisa Abend, Time magazine, 1/25/10 "Cropping Super-Sequestration Options Pack Big Carbon Wallop" / by Krista Hozyash, The Rodale Institute Dryland Pastoral Systems and Climate Change / FAO Report / 2010 "The Role of Livestock in Sustainable Food Systems" / Soil Association (UK) briefing paper |
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