Land Management Approaches to Sequester Carbon from Atmosphere to Biosphere

Land degradation: 

The process involving the change or disturbance to the land’s potential to support the growth of the crops 

Types of Soil Degradation 

• Chemical Degradation
• Physical Degradation
  
• Biological Degradation

Causes of Soli Degradation:

• Deforestation
• Soil Nutrient Mining
• Cultivation in steep slopes

Focus on maximizing carbon input

• Plant selection 
• Fertilization
• Integrated management
• Tillage 

Focus on minimizing carbon loss from soil

• Reducing soil disturbance 
• Utilizing available soil water
• Maintaining surface residue cover

Approach to combat the desertification 

• Tree plantings
• Conservation-tillage cropping 
• Animal manure application 
• Green-manure cropping systems 
• Improved grassland management 
• Cropland-grazing land rotations