Soil Carbon Management: Economic, Environmental and Societal Benefits

Soil Carbon Management highlights the significant economic, environmental, and societal benefits that result from land management practices that maintain or increase soil carbon. Each chapter addresses a particular concern and potential options to manage it along with their real and perceived benefits. In particular, the book focuses on the benefits of soil carbon sequestration, specifically for policymakers, in addition to the potential for agricultural soils to generate soil carbon credits that could be traded in the broader greenhouse gas credit market. This well-illustrated text also includes charts and figures that highlight important points.

! written by many authors from the USA, covers the problem, how to save soil quality for future generations and how to restore the ecological functions of soil. The authors discuss the new possibilities to develop policies for managing and enhancing soil carbon. ! presents new approaches to achieve positive economic, environmental, and social benefits due to good soil carbon management. !The book is divided into three thematically related chapters. !Data presented in this book are shown on clear figures and well-constructed tables. !very carefully prepared and written in clear language. ! recommended for a broad audience, including scientists and researchers working in the field of soil science and agronomy. ! can help in the formulation of future agricultural policies which consider the soil as a precious resource needed to sustain food, fiber, and fuel needs. Also students, nonscientists, and farmers find this book very useful and inspiring. --K. Hura and T. Hura in Acta Physiol Plant 2008