Table 1 Breaking down a global soil–climate-mitigation strategy to regions.
From: Towards a global-scale soil climate mitigation strategy
Site | Yield gap (%) | C debt (t ha−1) | Soil group | Soil degradation | Recommended climate mitigation action | Expected change in economic revenue | Expected carbon sequestration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Living stone | 84 | 3 | Leptic Acrisol | Nutrient loss | None | ++ | − |
Kasame | 84 | 16 | HaplicAcrisol | Nutrient loss | Liming + fertilization; conservation agriculture | ++ | ++ |
Choma | 75 | 22 | Leptic Acrisol | Nutrient loss | Conservation agriculture and agroforestry | + | +++ |
