For cattle fattened in fields instead of feedlots, the grass may be greener, but the carbon emissions are not ... impacts beyond GHG load to the atmosphere,” like biodiversity and soil and water ...

They factored the effects of soil sequestration into the overall carbon footprint of grass-fed beef operations and compared this with feedlot systems’ emissions. They found the emissions per ...

as organic carbon, which is either stored as plant biomass or in soil, or is decomposed back to CO2 through plant and soil respiration. This CO2 can return to the atmosphere or enter rivers ...

If you're walking outdoors, chances are something remarkable is happening under your feet. Vast fungal networks are silently working to keep ecosystems alive.

"When you consider how lightweight most garden waste is—from grass clippings to ... it's about completing nature's cycle by returning these materials to the soil in the form of compost." ...

Soil carbon storage is a vital ecosystem service, resulting from interactions of ecological processes. Human activities affecting these processes can lead to carbon loss or improved storage.