Enhancing “4 per 1000” initiative implementation through region-specific agricultural and forestry practices

Enhancing “4 per 1000” initiative implementation through region-specific agricultural and forestry practices

The critical importance of enhancing and maintaining the organic carbon (C) content in agricultural and forest soils has been emphasized for a decade within the objectives of the International ''4 per 1000'' Initiative. The multiple benefits of soil organic C (SOC) sequestration...

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Main Authors: Lydie-Stella Koutika, Beverley Henry, Claudia Schepp, Adesola Olaleye, Farshad Amiraslani, Budiman Minasny, Yuxin Ma, Jagdish Ladha, Rémi Cardinael, Deborah Bossio, Claire Chenu, Alejandro Fuentes Espinoza, Beata Madari, Jean-François Soussana, Consuelo Varela-Ortega, Monika Skowronska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-12-01
Series:Soil Advances
Subjects:
Soil health
Food security
Soil organic carbon sequestration
Climate change
Management practice
Forests
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950289625000259
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Summary:The critical importance of enhancing and maintaining the organic carbon (C) content in agricultural and forest soils has been emphasized for a decade within the objectives of the International ''4 per 1000'' Initiative. The multiple benefits of soil organic C (SOC) sequestration in addressing global challenges—such as food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and biodiversity conservation—are now well-recognized. However, less well understood is how the capacity for SOC sequestration varies across regions and what specific management practices are most suitable for promoting soil health and SOC sequestration regarding different regional contexts and initial conditions. In this paper, we review data and research from three major global regions—Africa, Asia, and Oceania—each with distinct cultural, socio-economic, and environmental challenges and opportunities. To provide insights from forest and agricultural management approaches in each region, we discuss practices that have proven effective and propose that a deeper exploration of region-specific management could lead to the identification of additional viable practices that enhance SOC sequestration. This approach would support the objectives of the ''4 per 1000'' Initiative and contribute to achieving global climate change and sustainable development goals.
ISSN:2950-2896

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