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1、Solid GroundSoil carbon for climate,biodiversity and food security Lucas BustamanteDeborah BossioLAC Soil Carbon 2025Rio de Janeiro,Brazil June 25-28 Our reach280+countries1 million membersScience drivenover 400 scientistsOur mission3 Felipe FittipaldiTo conserve the lands and waters on which all li

2、fe dependsTwo crises4Our work addresses the interconnected crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.George SteinmetzSoil carbon on the agenda!5Is soil carbon important for climate?Soil carbon pool 3 x greater than the atmosphereWhat is the potential?Scientific consensus that feasible potential

3、 is between 1 and 3 Gt CO2/yearWhere can we build soil carbon?Global and place-based studies abound 1.Action is Driven by Outcomes6Lets be honest,other than people like us in the room today,most people dont care about soil for its own sake They care about:Food production Producer livelihoods Climate

4、 stabilization Adaptation&resilience Water quality,human health Biodiversity,ecosystem healtha)c)b)d)Wood and Bowman.Large-scale farmer-led experiment demonstrates positive impact of cover crops on multiple soil health indicators.Nature Food 2021Agriculture Climate Solution7Positive Disruption 2020.

5、EPIC Institute,Rocky Mountain Institute&Nature ConservancySoil carbon is about a quarter of the overall potential for agriculture practice change to contribute to mitigating climate change82.Adapting to the water stress challenge is increasingly urgent9www.globalfoodscapes.orgMost food production sy

6、stems at risk from water scarcity in 205010Balance the water needs of agriculture,people and natureLandscapeRiparian buffers protection and restorationNatural water retention and rechargeReconnecting rivers to floodplainsWetland protection and restorationFarmLow water use cropsIr