Agricultural land, a historical perspective of its degradation and the opportunity to contribute to the mitigation of climate change
Abstract
Loss of organic carbon (OC) under agricultural land affects its productivity. Food security in a growing population trend, and the challenge of climate change adaptation, lead us to improve soil conditions, one way is by recovering that lost OC. This article briefly exposes the evolution of the soil degradation concept at a global level until the current view as a natural resource supplying goods and services. One of these services is the C sequestration capacity, which can be increased by sustainable land management practices, for example, by reducing tillage, we can increase 0.4 t C / hectare annually. This change is vital for our country, which has one of the lowest OC stocks in soil in Europe.
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