Carbon Sequestration

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The uptake and storage of carbon in a carbon sink, such as the oceans, or a terrestrial sink such as forests or soils, in order to keep the carbon out of the atmosphere.

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Carbon markets

An arena for carbon dioxide emissions trading, i.e. the buying and selling of emission allowances (credits or shares) and emission reductions for metric tons of carbon dioxide, or its equivalent in other greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere.

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Publications

Organic Matter and Soil Structure in the Everglades Agricultural Area

A. L. Wright and E. A. Hanlon

Florida Trees Store Carbon in Forests and Wood Products

Adam Maggard, Leslie Boby, and Martha Monroe

Conservation Subdivision: Post-construction Phase—Urban Trees Can Reduce Household Carbon Footprint

Richard Vaughn, Mark Hostetler, and Francisco Escobedo

What Types of Urban Greenspace are Better for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration?

Mark Hostetler and Francisco Escobedo

Florida's Forest Stewardship Program: An Opportunity to Manage Your Land for Now and the Future

Mary Duryea, Deborah McGrath, Chris Demers, and Anthony Grossman

Carbon Sequestration in Grazing Land Ecosystems

Maria Silveira, Ed Hanlon, Mariana Azenha, and Hiran M. da Silva

Current and Emerging Protocols for Carbon Measurement in Agricultural Soils

Suraj Melkani, Noel Manirakiza, Shirley M. Baker, and Jehangir H. Bhadha

Soils have the capacity to function as a sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide and are crucial for climate regulation. Soil have the potential to store around 1.5 to 2.4 trillion metric tons of C in the soil globally. They contain large C pools that can store three times more C than the atmosphere and four times more than plants. These massive C sinks have the potential to reverse soil degradation, mitigate climate change, and enhance food security. It is therefore essential to monitor the C cycle by accurately measuring the amount of soil C in agricultural fields. This can help in developing sustainable management practices that can minimize C emissions and sequester C into the soil from the atmosphere. This publication describes the various current and emerging protocols that can be used to measure soil C.

Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, Storage, and Offsets by Gainesville's Urban Forest

Francisco Escobedo, Jennifer A. Seitz, and Wayne Zipperer

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for Policy Makers audience(s).

Florida’s Agricultural Carbon Economy as Climate Action: The Potential Role of Farmers and Ranchers

Young Gu Her, Tara Wade, Sawssan Boufous, Jehangir Bhadha, and Michael Andreu

This article introduces concepts related to carbon sequestration, credits, and markets to help Extension agents, farmers, and concerned residents to better understand how agriculture can help to mitigate climate change, and thus become a part of Florida’s carbon economy. Written by Young Gu Her, Tara Wade, Sawssan Boufous, Jehangir Bhadha, and Michael Andreu, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, May 2022.