Mitigating Climate Change through Soil Carbon Sequestration

The assignment discusses the significance of soil quality and its impact on agricultural productivity and climate change. It aims to examine how soil carbon sequestration can mitigate climate change and advance food security. The objectives include evaluating the role of Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) in soil quality, analyzing the role of soil carbon sequestration in mitigating climate change, and recommending agricultural practices that can improve soil quality.

Healthy Soil and Climate
Change Mitigation

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

TOPIC- How healthy soil can mitigate impact of climate change and enhance agricultural
productivity and food supply
INTRODUCTION
Soil is an essential element in agriculture. It is a basic ingredient which is used in
growing crops. Also, it plays a crucial role in changing climatic conditions. A healthy soil will
lead to healthy environmental conditions. But in recent times it has been observed that
agricultural soil has lost 30- 75% organic matter. It has resulted in lowering their potential
capacity and fertility. The study focuses on soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change.
Soil organic matter (SOM) consists of 40-60% of soil organic concentration. In this there are
three basic components that are plant and animal residues, active SOM and stable SOM. In SOC
there are several challenges which is faced. It makes it difficult for farmers to use their resources
in effective manner. It has been identified that rate of SOC sequestration varies and depends on
climate, soil type, etc.
Significance of topic – The health of soil depends on its functionality and quality. It contains
many attributes which is composed of chemical, biological, physical and ecological elements.
There has been a positive impact on agronomic productivity due to increase in SOC size and
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improvement in soil quality. The functions of soil are dependent on ecosystem services. This is
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Aim
The aim of paper is to examine how soil carbon sequestration can mitigate climate change and
advance food security.
Objectives
 To evaluate role of SOC in soil quality
 To analyse role of soil carbon sequestration in mitigating climate change
 To recommend agricultural practices that can be followed in improving soil quality
It has been analysed that depletion of SOC has led to degradation of soil quality. Thus,
there are several methods which can be used to enhance soil quality such as conserving land and
adopting management practices like mulch farming (Lal and et.al., 2007). Moreover, SOC helps
in mitigating issue of global warming as well. by improving SOC it enables in holding of water
capacity for longer time. This enables in maintaining fertility as well as rise in afforestation.
But by analysing this article I can state that improving SOC is does not help in enhancing
quality of soil. It is only useful in increasing organic carbon sequestration. By afforestation and
practices soil degradation can be reduced. So, by this impact on climate change can not be
mitigated. Furthermore, food security can not be maintained for long time. There occur many
other issues in agriculture due to which soil quality is degraded.
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The review paper is divided into different sections. The research paper will focus on
various elements. From conclusion section it has been analysed how quality can be improved and
agricultural productivity is increased. Also, it will focus on several other practices which enable
in mitigating climate change. Moreover, in findings it will help in identifying factors that impact
soil quality and how it affects climate change.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Lal. R. and et.al., 2007. Soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change and advance food
security. Social science. Vol 172. pp. 943-956
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