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Carbon sequestration opportunities with smallholder communities: Forestry, Agriculture and Agro-forestry

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Agricultural lands, comprising arable land, permanent crops and pasture, occupy about 40% of the earth's land surface, and these lands are expanding. Most of the agricultural land is under pasture (-70%) and only a small percentage (
    Publication year

    2009

    Authors

    Verchot, L.V.; Singh, V.P.

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    carbon sequestration, small scale farming, communities, forestry, agriculture, agroforestry

    Funders

    Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)

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