Low-carbon agriculture in South America to mitigate global climate change and advance food security

Environment International

Volumn 98, Issue , 2017, Pages 102-112

  Sá, João Carlos de Moraes ^a   Lal, Rattan ^b   Cerri, Carlos Clemente ^c   Lorenz, Klaus ^b   Hungria, Mariangela ^d   de Faccio Carvalho, Paulo Cesar ^e  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Best agricultural management practices; C offset; Greenhouse gas; Land use and land use change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CONSERVATION; FOOD SUPPLY; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOILS; WASTE INCINERATION;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CEMENT PRODUCTION; FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; LAND-USE CHANGE; LOW CARBON AGRICULTURES; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON STOCKS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD SECURITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE CHANGE;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AGROFORESTRY; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; LAND USE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK; LOW CARBON AGRICULTURE; MEAT INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOUTH AMERICA; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATERING SERVICE; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD; FOREST; METABOLISM; PLANT; PROCEDURES; SOIL;

SOUTH AMERICA;

BOS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; FORESTS; LIVESTOCK; PLANTS; SOIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84998610669     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.10.020     Document Type: Article

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