An assessment of the potential for carbon finance in rangelands

An assessment of the potential for carbon finance in rangelands

Published Jan 2008

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T. Tennigkeit, A. Wilkes

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Globally there are more than 120 million pastoralists who are custodians of more than 5000 M ha of rangelands, which store up to 30% of the world’s soil carbon. Many pastoralists are poor. In 2007 carbon markets made transactions worth more than US$64 billion. The best available estimates suggest that improved rangeland management has a biophysical potential to sequester 1300-2000 MtCO2e worldwide up to 2030. This study examines the role that pastoralism can play in the sequestration of carbon, and assesses the feasibility of accessing carbon markets to support and sustainable resource use and livelihood development among pastoralists.

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