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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture and land management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a response from Robert Blakemore to the post by IDEAA
on *Regeneration of soils and ecosystems.*.

Blakenmore is pointing out that: *When terrain is factored in, then land
area increases substantially.*
* The surface area of Earth is effectively doubled so is biodiversity,
biomass and SOC carbon *

See paper at
*: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8789/2/4/64
<https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8789/2/4/64> *

Thank Robert for sharing your views and article
*.*

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca



*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting);  (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil much cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops); and
(iii) diversification of cropping system (economically, environmentally and
socially adapted rotations and/or sequences and/or associations involving
annuals and perennials, including legumes and cover crops), along with
other complementary good agricultural production and land management
practices. Conservation Agriculture systems are present in all continents,
involving rainfed and irrigated systems including annual cropland systems,
perennial systems, orchards and plantation systems, agroforestry systems,
crop-livestock systems, pasture and rangeland systems, organic production
systems and rice-based systems. Conservation Tillage and Minimum Tillage
are not Conservation Agriculture, and nor is No-Till on its own *(more at:
www.fao.org/ag/ca).

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Robert Blakemore <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: REGENERATION OF SOILS AND ECOSYSTEMS: THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PREVENT CLIMATE CHANGE.
To: IDEAA Regeneration Systems <[log in to unmask]>

Please excuse any cross postings, but I think the message is important.
When terrain is factored in, then land area increases substantially.
The surface area of Earth is effectively doubled so is biodiversity,
biomass and SOC carbon.
Reference : https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8789/2/4/64 .
Our baseline for calculations and proper allocation of resources requires
recalibration.
My calculations may be somewhat inaccurate, but they are less wrong than
current ones and any counter-argument is for a "flat Earth".
Respectfully,
Rob Blakemore PhD

On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 at 19:40, IDEAA <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> please find attached the report,
>
> REGENERATION OF SOILS AND ECOSYSTEMS:
>
>    THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREVENT CLIMATE CHANGE.
>       BASIS FOR A NECESSARY CLIMATE AND AGRICULTURAL POLICY
>
>
> in the English full and nutshell versions, which provides solid and
> straightforward arguments for the 4/1000 Initiative. I include also its
> “CV” with some comments by illustrious readers.
>
> For the versions in Spanish, German and Italian please go to:
>
>
> http://www.regenerationinternational.org/2017/01/16/regeneration-soils-ecosystems-opportunity-prevent-climate-change-basis-necessary-climate-agricultural-policy-2/
>
>
> *http://www.landscapes.org/publication/white-paper-regeneration-soils-ecosystems-opportunity-prevent-climate-change/*
> <http://www.landscapes.org/publication/white-paper-regeneration-soils-ecosystems-opportunity-prevent-climate-change/>
>
> Hope you find it useful and worth sharing it. We will be happy to receive
> any comments.
> All the best,
>
>
>

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