{"id":3616,"date":"2021-03-11T16:35:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T13:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orgbalt.eu\/?p=3616"},"modified":"2021-03-11T16:35:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T13:35:36","slug":"land-and-climate-change-how-do-they-relate-to-one-another-an-agricultural-sector-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orgbalt.eu\/?p=3616","title":{"rendered":"Land and Climate change: how do they relate to one another? An agricultural sector perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Agriculture is highly exposed to climate change, as farming activities directly depend on climatic conditions. However, it represents also a unique sector since not only contributes to climate change through the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, but acts also as sink by removing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in the soil[1]<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We explored the opportunities and challenges related to these aspects\nwith the help of experts from all partner countries of the LIFE OrgBalt\nproject. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undrained organic soils remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and\nstore it as soil carbon matter. At the same time, \u201caccording to internationally\nrecognized greenhouse gas calculation methodology (from the Intergovernmental\nPanel on Climate Change IPCC guidelines)\u201d, states the research team of the\nLatvian State Forest Research Institute “Silava”, leading partner in\nthe LIFE OrgBalt project, \u201cdrained nutrient-rich organic soils can be a\nsignificant source of greenhouse gas emissions especially if managed for\nagriculture purposes (croplands and grasslands) because the decomposition of\nsoil organic material leads to an increase in carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide\nemissions. Scientific hypothesis suggests that the amount of greenhouse gas\nemissions can be decreased by introducing management changes that shift organic\nsoils more towards a sink state. The LIFE OrgBalt project researchers and\nexperts are working to find the most effective \u201csink\u201d measures to be suggested\nto policy makers as effective climate change mitigation measures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If sustainably managed,\nin fact agricultural soils can contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas\nemissions. On the other hand, mismanagement of these soils can decrease their\ngreenhouse gas reduction and removal potential.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LIFE OrgBalt project aims to identify and to\ndemonstrate sustainable, resilient, and cost-effective climate change\nmitigation measures applicable in drained nutrient-rich organic soils and to\nprovide tools and guidance for the elaboration, implementation, and\nverification of the results of climate change mitigation policies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate change in fact is not just a theoretical\ndebate, but a concrete challenge that has a deep impact on farmers\u2019 activity. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We tried to investigate the difficulties faced by the\nagricultural sector, such as the impact of climate changes, the role played by\nsustainable management from a farmers\u2019 perspective and mitigation potential to\nreduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase soils productivity, by collecting\nsome voices from the field thanks to representatives of the agricultural sector\nfrom all partner countries. Lack of information, need to conduct further\nresearch to provide concrete solutions at the service of the agricultural\nsector, and the urgency of informative and training sessions for farmers were\nhighlighted by all interviewee, as a potential key to increase the knowledge on\nmitigation measures potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase\nsoils productivity, within the agricultural sector. Along with training, the\nneed of support mechanism, such as incentives, to support farmers and increase\ntheir willingness to pursue measures with long-term goals has been highlighted.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFE OrgBalt Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ THE FULL ARTICLE TO FIND OUT MORE! <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\narticle has been produced with the\nfinancial support of the LIFE Programme of the European Union and the State\nRegional Development Agency of Latvia within the Project “Demonstration of\nclimate change mitigation potential of nutrient rich organic soils in Baltic\nStates and Finland” (LIFE OrgBalt, LIFE18 CCM\/LV\/001158) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The developed material reflect\nonly the LIFE OrgBalt project beneficiaries’ view and the European Commission’s\nExecutive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is not responsible for\nany use that may be made of the information they contain.<\/em>
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