Scholberg, Johannes and Müller, Adrian (2009) Soil carbon sequestration in Switzerland - the DOK trial. In: Agro Eco - Louis Bolk Institute, ; Rodale Institute, and Research Institute of Organic Agriulture, (FiBL) (Eds.) The CONTRIBUTION of ORGANIC AGRICULTURE to CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION. IFOAM EU-GROUP and IFOAM, Brussels, Belgium and Bonn, Germany, pp. 11-12.
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Summary
Organic systems, by closing nutrient cycles and making more efficient use of local (on-farm) resources, can contribute to mitigating climate change1. This is due to the fact that certain farming practices result in storage of carbon (C) in the soil (sequestration), thereby effectively reducing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. The DOK trial, a research project on the mitigation potential of Organic Agriculture has demonstrated this.
| EPrint Type: | Book chapter |
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| Keywords: | Soil, carbon, sequestration, Switzerland, DOK, low emission, food secure, organic agriculture, conventional agriculture, Sozio-Ökonomie |
| Subjects: | Environmental aspects > Air and water emissions Environmental aspects > Biodiversity and ecosystem services |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Sustainability > Biodiversity Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Sustainability > Climate |
| Related Links: | http://www.fibl.org/en/switzerland/research/socio-economics.html |
| Deposited By: | Muller, Adrian |
| ID Code: | 17937 |
| Deposited On: | 28 Oct 2010 09:12 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2010 12:33 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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