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Carbon Sequestration

A Climate Change Solution Under Your Feet

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The increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has led to climate change, posing a threat to global food security. In this context, carbon sequestration is being viewed as a potential solution. Carbon sequestration refers to capturing the excess atmospheric carbon dioxide in terrestrial ecosystems such as soil. The soil system can hold a significant amount of carbon dioxide in the form of soil organic matter. Humans can either increase or decrease this carbon sequestering potential and mitigate climate change in the near future. This article seeks to address the concepts of soil carbon sequestration, unravelling the underlying mechanisms and simple activities to enhance soil’s carbon sequestration potential.

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  1. Indian Council of Agricultural Research Central Arid Zone Research Institute RRS-Bhuj, Gujarat, India

    Anandkumar Naorem

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Anandkumar Naorem is a soil scientist and Head (I/C) of ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, RRS-Bhuj. He has been dealing with research programmes on promotion of drought resilient forage cactus, land use effects on soil quality, halophytes, heavy metal contamination in arid soils and conservation of arid grassland.

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Naorem, A. Carbon Sequestration. Reson 27, 1237–1245 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-022-1416-0

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