Dryland Soil Carbon Sequestration in Central Asia and Beyond
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Dryland Soil Carbon Sequestration in Central Asia and Beyond
CARECProject Concept
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Agenda
1. Introduction
2. Carbon Sequestration Potential
3. Sustainable Agricultural Practices
4. Emission Trading Scheme
5. Core Activities
6. Budget Indication
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Introduction
• Size of Central Asia: 4 mio km²
• Dryland in CA: 3,7 mio km² → 92,5 %
• Carbon Balance of Dryland Soil on Average: 50 t/ha
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Carbon Sequestration Potential
• CA soil has lost 3-4% of its Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) → 725 mio. t CO
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• Reason: Conversion of „virgin land“ and excessive monoculture
• Other sources, not included in estimation:o Soil Salinityo Overgrazingo Wind/Water erosion
→ Future threat for food security, health and main income source of rural population
Source:http://www.undp-adaptation.org/projects/websites/images/stories/Projects/Kazakhstan/Lepsy/2002_0314_181305AA.JPG
Source:http://www.undp-adaptation.org/projects/websites/images/stories/Projects/Kazakhstan/Sauxal/DSC04100.JPG
Source:http://www.undp-adaptation.org/projects/websites/images/stories/Projects/Kazakhstan/Akmola/Autumn%20water%20supply%20of%20the%20degraded%20pastures.JPG
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Sustainable Management Practices (SMP)
• Conservation Tilling, No-Till Techniques• Cover Crops (especially legumes)• Crop Rotation• Water Efficiency• Rotational Grazing• Enhanced Pasture Plants
→ Soil Organic Matter Increase: Enhanced Soil Fertility Combatting further Erosion Carbon Sequestration
Source:http://www.unwnrd.org/_img/for_projects/no-till/no_till_corn08.jpg
Source:http://www.noble.org/ag/Forage/GivePasturesRest/pasturesLR.jpg
Source:http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Medicago_sativa0.jpg&filetimestamp=20041028153352
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Emission Trading
• Benefits from Emission Trading Scheme could provide necessary financial incentive to adopt SMPs
• Currently, Carbon Sequestration not eligible for CDMfunding → Problems in measurement & monitoring (M&M)
Goal
Enhanced soil quality in Central Asia due to widespread use of sustainable land management practice, backed up by a system for measuring
and monitoring carbon sequestration in order to profit from emission trading.
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Core Activities
1. Phase: Scientific Workshop Series
→ Synthesized knowledge on CS in dryland, to be distributed within scientific/political community
2. Phase: 3 – 5 Pilot Projects
→ Knowledge (products) on SMP→ Assessment of M&M systems and first evaluation of CS potential
3. Phase: Projection of CS potential in CA
→ Advocacy of integration into Emission Trading
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