Agriculture and forestry 2013
Which activities can best reduce climate impacts and enhance resilient adaptation to climate change in agriculture and forestry?
The land use contest focuses on mitigation and adaptation within the agriculture and forestry sectors. It seeks proposals that outline interventions with the potential to reduce GHG emissions, maintain and enhance carbon storage, and/or support robust adaptation measures. See more...
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Proposals
Poverty stricken & war torn, Nicaragua's people strive for healthy environs & Cecalli has ambitious plans to improve life via reforestation.
The use of biochar in restoring the Washington State's Elwha River valley will define carbon-negative restoration projects globally.
Ocean seaweed forests do not require fresh water and grow in nutrient desert areas much larger than potential terrestrial areas.
Development of highly economical, reactive layer coating of urea fertilizer to reduce N2O emissions from paddy fields
To incentivize sustainable land use and forest conservation, EcoLogic employs the agroforestry method “alley-cropping with Inga edulis.”
African agroforestry systems enhancing carbon storage maintain sustainability and mitigate climate change. How much carbon?
Carbon storage can be increased by promoting the social forestry and non-destructive use of wood. Barani areas of pakistan are suitable.
Woody Agriculture converts annual cropland to staple-food-producing woody plants, capturing 3 times the carbon. It's time to scale it up.
This proposal will activate a targeted group of stakeholders to expand trial agroforestry installations to new locations in mid-Missouri.