1. MethodologicalTools to AddressMitigation Issues Presented by: Alex de Pinto, IFPRI www.agrodep.org AGRODEP Workshop on Analytical Tools for Climate Change Analysis June…

Slide 1Transition Oxford/Slow Food Chris Goodall 20 th November 2008 Why do global land use patterns matter so much? Slide 2 The purpose of this talk: To show that the conflict…

Slide 1SOIL EROSION AND DEGRADATION  Soil erosion lowers soil fertility and can overload nearby bodies of water with eroded sediment. Sheet erosion: surface water or wind…

Slide 1Desertification: Degrading Drylands About one-third of the world’s land has lost some of its productivity because of drought and human activities that reduce or…

Slide 1 Ch 3 and 13 Soils Part 2 Slide 2 Global Outlook: Soil Erosion Soil is eroding faster than it is forming on more than one-third of the world’s cropland. Figure 13-10…

Slide 1 Office of Research and Development Atmospheric Modeling and Analysis Division, National Exposure Research Laboratory Use of Remote Sensing Information in Regional…

Slide 1 Soil Carbon in Greenbelt Park Jay S. Gregg May 10, 2006 Slide 2 Background The largest terrestrial carbon pool is in the soil, 1.5 to 2.5 times that of vegetation…

Slide 1 Soil Erosion and Degradation Slide 2 PA Standards 4.2.12.C: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources 4.4.10.B: Agriculture and Society “The nation that destroys its…

Case Study: Soil Erosion in the U.S. â Some Hopeful Signs Soil erodes faster than it forms on most U.S. cropland, but since 1985, has been cut by about 40%. 1985 Food Security…

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE THROUGH SOIL CONSERVATION Modern farm machinery can plant crops without disturbing soil (no-till and minimum tillage. Conservation-tillage farming:…