2020/05/01 by Courtney White · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Aeolian processes and effects #Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics #Soil erosion and sediment transport
paper · doi:10.1111/ajes.12334
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Abstract Regenerative agriculture is both an attitude and a suite of practices that restores and maintains soil health and fertility, supports biodiversity, protects watersheds, and improves ecological and economic resilience. It focuses on creating the conditions for life above and below ground and takes its cues from nature, which has a very long track record of successfully growing things. By re‐carbonizing soils via photosynthesis and biology, particularly on degraded land, regenerative agriculture can also sequester increasing quantities of atmospheric carbon (CO 2 ) underground, making it a low‐cost “shovel‐ready” solution to climate change. Its multiple co‐benefits, including the production of healthy, nutritious food, means it will be a critical component of our response to rising climate instability.