Organic Farming and Climate Change

FOR TRADE INFORMATION SERVICES ID=39115 2007 F-11 ORG International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) Organic Farming and Climate Change. Geneva: ITC, 2007. 27 p. Doc. No. MDS-08-152.E Study focusing on organic agriculture and mitigation and adaptation to predictable and unpredictable impacts of climate change looks at the general contribution of agriculture to climate change; discusses the considerable potential of organic agriculture for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, and its contribution to sequestration of CO2 in the soil; outlines weaknesses of organic agriculture in the context of climate change; discusses the inclusion of organic agriculture in voluntary CO2 emissions markets; includes bibliography, and a list of useful links (pp. 24-27). Descriptors: Environment, Agriculture, Organic Products. EN International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland (http://www.intracen.org) The designations employed and the presentation of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Mention of names of firms/institutions/associations does not imply the endorsement of ITC. This draft technical paper has not been formally edited by the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) ITC encourages the reprinting and translation of its publications to achieve wider dissemination. Short extracts may be freely reproduced, with due acknowledgement of the source. Permission should be requested for more extensive reproduction or translation. A copy of the reprinted or translated material should be sent to ITC. Doc. No. MDS-08-152.E