tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333879478781003514.post4559585363652610746..comments2024-02-16T11:03:17.603+03:00Comments on Renewable Energy Solutions Kenya: The “Scorched Earth” Charcoal Kiln Rehabilitation ProgramTeddy Kinyanjuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15520365484295932538noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333879478781003514.post-354227691158698762009-03-01T10:44:00.000+03:002009-03-01T10:44:00.000+03:00This concept has other implications when the level...This concept has other implications when the level of carbon is explored. <BR/><BR/>The land has an unparalleled capacity to hold carbon and to act as a sink for green house gases making it imperative to focus on activities that enhances rehabilitation, protection and sustainable management of degraded lands. Conventional means to increase soil carbon stocks depend on climate, soil type and site specific management. Over the years, most efforts to manage greenhouse gases have involved planting trees, since the amount of carbon that can be sequestered in this way is substantial. However, the drawback of conventional carbon enrichment is that this carbon-sink option is of limited duration. The associated humus enrichment follows a saturation curve, approaching a new equilibrium level after some 50 to 100 years. The new carbon level drops rapidly again as soon as the required careful management is no longer<BR/>sustained. There exist opportunities to include sustainable land management processes and in particular the<BR/>use of biochar into the CDM negotiation process through focused policy actions that include institutional synergy as well as better understanding of the sustainability cost-benefit of Biochar. This process could be undertaken starting in Poznan and towards the Copenhagen agreement.<BR/><BR/>http://africaclimate.org/Udongohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731607413435912040noreply@blogger.com