Greenhouse Gas (CO2 AND N2O) Emissions from Soils: A Review

Greenhouse gas emissions from soils

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Forests and Greenhouse gases Fluxes of CO2, CH4 and N2O from drained forests on organic soils

N2O, NO, N2, and CO2 emissions from tropical savanna soils and grassland

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Greenhouse gas emissions from rice

Rice provides the staple food for over 60% of the world’s population. Globally 80% of rice is grown by small farmers in low income and developing nations, and in India rice farming is a key source of employment for the 60% of Indian workers still dependent on agriculture for work. Yet rice production is also an important source of greenhouse gas emissions, for example responsible for between 3 ...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock and Poultry

In 2008 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that only 6.4% of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions originated from agriculture. Of this amount, 53.5% comes from animal agriculture. Agricultural activities are the largest source of N2O emissions in the U.S. accounting for 69% of the total N2O emissions for 2009. In animal agriculture, the greatest contributor to methane emissions ...