The resources of the Initiative
In this section, find the resources (various documents, reports, videos, etc.) published by the “4 per 1000” Initiative and its Partners.
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The “4 per 1000” Research priorities
Movie: “Kiss The Ground: Regenerative Agriculture, The solution is right under your feet” – 2020
Scientific experts and activists describe how soil can be the key to the fight against climate change and for the preservation of the planet - Directed by Rebecca and Josh Tickell and narrated by Woody Harrelson, September 2020.
“The global potential for increased storage of carbon on land” – 2022 – Walker & al
Wayne S. Walker, Seth R. Gorelik, Susan C. Cook-Patton, and Bronson W. Griscom in PNAS - May 31, 2022
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The Governance of the “4 per 1000” Initiative in a single diagram
“Special Report on Climate Change” – 2019 – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The chapters posted are the Final Government Draft versions. They are subject to correction, copy-editing, layout and “trickleback” adjustments to the text of the full report to ensure consistency with the approved Summary for Policymakers
“The Nationally determined Contribution Expert Tool (NEXT): A Comprehensive Greenhouse Gas Accounting Tool to Support Annual Environmental Impact Assessment Over a 30-Year Time Series in the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use Sector” – 2022 – L.S.Schiettecatte, P.Audebert, V.Umulisa, D.Dionisio & M.Bernoux
Laure-Sophie Schiettecatte, Philip Audebert, Viviane Umulisa, Daniel Dionisio and Martial Bernoux in Frontiers in ...
“The policy challenges to managing global soil resources” – 2020 – Ronald Amundson
Ronald Amundson in Elsevier ScienceDirect Geoderma Vol.379 - 1 December 2020
“Putting Carbon back where it belongs: the potential of carbon sequestration in the soil” – 2019 – UN Environment Foresight
Soil’s contribution to climate change, through the oxidation of soil carbon, is important. However, soils – and thus agriculture - can play a major role in mitigating climate change.
“The role of industry and the private sector in promoting the “4 per 1000” initiative and other negative emission technologies” – 2020 – Rattan Lal
Rattan Lal in Elsevier ScienceDirect Geoderma Vol.378 - 15 November 2020
“The Role of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Enhancing Human Resilience in Tackling Global Crises including Pandemics” – 2022 – C.RUMPEL & al
Cornelia Rumpel, Farshad Amiraslani, Deborah Bossio, Claire Chenu, Beverley Henry, Alejandro Fuentes Espinoza, ...
“The root of the matter: Linking root traits and soil organic matter stabilization processes” – 2018 – V.Poirier, C.Roumet & A.D.Munson
Vincent Poirier, Catherine Roumet, Alison D.Munson.
Plant roots contribute substantially to the formation of stable soil organic matter (SOM), and there is evidence that species differ in their contribution to SOM stabilization.
“The shortest path: Accelerating investment towards carbon-neutral agrifood systems” – 2021 – FAO/ N.Santos, J.Monzini, E.Pedersen & E.Borgomeo
Nuno Santos, Jacopo Monzini, Eva Pedersen & Edoardo Borgomeo - FAO and European Bank for Reconstruction & ...