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ArticleBiochar opportunities: Building soil resilience while reducing wildfire, insects and diseases
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.More than two-thirds of the worlds’ soils have been degraded through the loss of soil organic matter and risk losing productivity. When soil organic matter is low, ecosystems are at risk for drought stress, wildfire risk, or insect and disease infestations. Therefore, restoring soils by adding carbon- rich materials such as biochar can boost soil carbon and increase both soil and ecosystem health. increased soil stewardship can reduce carbon emissions by at least 5.5 gigatons of CO2 per year (15% of or current annual emissions) and healthy soils are able to hold more water and nutrients, reduce soil compaction, decrease invasive species, and promote microbial diversity. Biochar can benefit forest, range, mine, and agricultural soils and can be a carbon game-changer to mitigate climate change. Forest restoration activities that reduce standing tree volume through small diameter thinning operations produce large volumes of low (or no) value woody residues that can be converted to biochar on-site or at centralized processing facilities. In addition, higher value biochar could be transported to local farmers to build agricultural soil carbon for greater crop productivity and food security or used in livestock pens to reduce leaching and runoff while producing a high- value fertilizer. This paper will discuss forest managements’ role in reducing wildfire, insect, and disease risk and the contributions of biochar to soil health and resilience. Keywords: soil health, drought, climate change, microbial diversity ID: 3602348 -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetMountain sustainability - Building capacity to promote the sustainable development of mountain communities and ecosystems
Partnership with the University of Torino
2020Also available in:
No results found.The scale-up note on the partnership between FAO and the University of Torino showcases some of the activities that have been undertaken to promote the development of capacities on sustainable mountain development and its link to the Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2, 6, 12, 13 and 15. The publication highlights the possibility for practitioners, technicians and officers from governmental organisations and NGOs to participate in courses focusing on the sustainable management of mountain areas characterized by high ecological, social and economic complexity. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetSustainable Mountain Development - Enhancing the resilience of mountain people and their environments 2019
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No results found.Mountains are key ecosystems, providing goods and services, such as water, food and energy, to the entire planet. In particular, mountains provide and regulate up to 80 percent of global freshwater resources. However, mountain people are among the worlds’ poorest: one in every three lives in extreme poverty. Climate change has a strong impact on mountain areas, increasing the occurrence of disasters and exacerbating desertification, land degradation and soil erosion. Consequently, living in mountain areas is increasingly difficult and the vulnerability of mountain peoples to food insecurity is worsening, often forcing people to migrate. The sustainable mountain development programme is dedicated to improving the lives of mountain peoples and protecting mountain environments around the world. FAO’s Sustainable Mountain Development programme supports concrete action on the ground to improve the livelihoods and the sustainable management of natural resources in mountains.
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