Ramsar COP12 Resolution XII.11
A resolution on peatlands, climate change and wise use by the Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention that acknowledges and encourages the conservation of wetlands for carbon sequestration and storage.
Preliminary Report on the Contribution of Aichi Biodiversity Targets to Land-Based Climate Mitigation
This report focuses on the interactions between land‐use options for climate change mitigation efforts, including BECCS, and the impact on biodiversity.
Biomass with CO2 Capture and Storage (Bio-CCS): The Way Forward for Europe
This report provides some initial recommendations for how the EU could accelerate the development and deployment of Bio-CCS technologies in order to realize their significant carbon-negative potential.
Organic Waste for Compost and Biochar in the EU: Mobilizing the Potential
This paper proposes the improvement of existing and the creation of new compost markets based on the integration of biochar and the implementation of obligatory recycling targets with flexible implementation approaches.
It’s Getting Hot in Here: A Look into Whether Ocean Iron Fertilization is Legally Viable in the United States
This article analyzes the legal status of ocean iron fertilization under United States laws and international laws, in the context of the Planktos experiment, in order to shed light on whether this strategy could be legally viable.
Deployment of Geoengineering by the Private and Public Sector: Can the Risks of Geoengineering Ever Be Effectively Regulated?
This article focuses on ocean fertilization and its transboundary impacts.
Legal Constraints and Opportunities for Biochar: A Case Analysis of EU Law
This article addresses the legal issues of biochar from a European (Flemish) point of view and provides a general insight in what potential legal constraints the development of a biochar industry might face and what opportunities lie ahead.
Agri-environmental policy valuation: Farmers’ contract design preferences for afforestation schemes
This paper finds that farmers have a strong disutility for large forests and long contracts and would be willing to receive less subsidy if they receive technical forest management advice and have the opportunity to return to agricultural land-uses.
4 Per 1000 Initiative
This initiative invites all partners to state or implement some practical actions on soil carbon storage and the type of practices to achieve this (e.g. agroecology, agroforestry, conservation agriculture, landscape management, etc.).
H.C.R. 8 – Concurrent Resolution on Carbon Sequestration on Rangelands
This resolution requests the President of the United States to direct Federal agencies managing land in Utah to develop specific plans to maximize the amount of carbon sequestered.