- Soil, our secret weapon against climate change
by David R. Montgomery and Slayde Hawkins Dappen on
Soil—humble, lowly, everyday dirt—is an essential, irreplaceable, and strategic resource. And, as described in the keynote presentation at the recent Northwest Biocarbon Summit, soil degradation is at the heart of an under-appreciated global crisis.
- Hope and inspiration at NBI Summit
by Mitch Friedman on
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 David Hastings on
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
by Teresa Koper on
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
by Wendy Peterman on
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 microbial processes into vegetation and carbon models.
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