Better grazing practices could boost CO2 trade (and soak up millions of tons of carbon a year)

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http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE50J22020090120?sp=true

Better grazing practices could boost CO2 trade: scientist

Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:01am EST

By David Fogarty, Climate Change Correspondent, Asia

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Simple changes in grazing practices could soak up millions of tons of carbon a year, helping fight climate change, improving farm productivity and earning farmers carbon credits, a scientist said on Tuesday.

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Wilkes said changing grazing practices, such as replanting one or more different plant species, or sealing off portions of grassland, can boost soil carbon content.

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"In some places, it will be there are too many animals, so you simply reduce their number. If the soil has already begun to degrade, then maybe planting grasses is the best option.

"It's a matter of education and often also supporting conditions, such as policies. None of it is rocket science."

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