International and National Aspects of a Legislative Framework to Manage Soil Carbon Sequestration
This article discusses the international and national environmental law framework for the management of soil carbon sequestration.
Forest Policy Development in Mongolia
This paper reviews the laws, rules, and regulations instituted to carry out Mongolia's reforestation policies during the transition from a single-party political system to a democratic form of society.
Geoengineering: A Climate Change Manhattan Project
This Article argues that the lack of success in climate change policy stems from the exclusive focus of policymakers on various forms of preventive regulation.
Conflicts between biodiversity and carbon sequestration programs: economic and legal implications
This article posits that creating economic incentives for carbon sequestration may have negative impacts on biodiversity, especially for afforestation and reforestation programs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 3-4-101 et seq.
Enacts the Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act to encourage carbon sequestration in Oklahoma, including via CCS and soil carbon, and establishes the Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee.
Ky. Rev. Stat. §149.340 – Kentucky Forest Stewardship Incentives Fund
Kentucky’s forest stewardship incentives fund is used to provide financial assistance to landowners for development of management plans and for practices including reforestation and afforestation.
Sequestering atmospheric carbon dioxide by increasing ocean alkalinity
This paper presents a preliminary analysis of a geoengineering option based on the intentional increase of ocean alkalinity to enhance marine storage of atmospheric CO2.
Or. Rev. Stat. §§526.695 et seq. – Oregon Forest Resource Trust
Oregon’s forest resource trust provides financial and technical assistance to qualified private and local government owners to plant trees and improve management of forestlands for timber production and environmental purposes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. §§106-1010 et seq. – North Carolina Forest Development Act
This legislation provides funding for reforestation and forest improvement work cost shared under the Forest Development Program to improve reforestation rates and provide for a long-term supply of timber.
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA)
The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), also known as the Ocean Dumping Act, prohibits dumping into the ocean material that would unreasonably degrade or endanger human health or the marine environment.