Research on the role of grazing lands in greenhouse emissions and carbon sequestration

The journal Rangeland Ecology and Management has published

a special issue entitled Global Grazing Lands and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes.  This issue includes contributions from an international group of rangeland ecologists, economists and social scientists, providing a scientific basis for a quantitative understanding of the role of grazing lands in greenhouse gas fluxes. Several papers synthesize the existing literature and present new information to advance the knowledge on the role of grazing lands in carbon-credit markets, as well as promoting guidelines to use these credits for rangeland conservation and poverty alleviation projects. To access abstracts or purchase publication click here.