*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable production intensification* Dear Subscribers, Please see below a notice on the Carbon Farming Week 2012 * Profiting from the Carbon Farming Revolution * DUBBO, NSW, AUSTRALI, 22 - 25 OCTOBER 2012 *Amir Kassam * *Moderator* Plant Production and Protection Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome Italy e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Louisa Kiely <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:24 AM Subject: How do I love thee, oh terrestrial carbon - Let me count the ways... To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]> ** If you have trouble viewing this newsletter, View in your browser<http://www.carbonfarmersofaustralia.com.au/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=View&VID=12742069&KID=70510> <http://www.carbonfarmersofaustralia.com.au/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=Link&VID=12742069&KID=70510&LID=278552&O=http%3a%2f%2fcarbonfarmingconference.com.au%2fConference%2findex.html> <http://www.carbonfarmersofaustralia.com.au/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=Link&VID=12742069&KID=70510&LID=278552&O=http%3a%2f%2fcarbonfarmingconference.com.au%2fConference%2findex.html> <http://www.carbonfarmersofaustralia.com.au/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=Link&VID=12742069&KID=70510&LID=278553&O=http%3a%2f%2ftwitter.com%2fCarbonFarmers> <http://www.carbonfarmersofaustralia.com.au/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=Link&VID=12742069&KID=70510&LID=278554&O=http%3a%2f%2fcarbonfarmingconference.com.au%2fConference%2fFacebook.html> <http://www.carbonfarmersofaustralia.com.au/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=Link&VID=12742069&KID=70510&LID=278555&O=http%3a%2f%2fwww.linkedin.com%2fgroups%2fCarbon-Farmers-Australia-3935703> Hi Amir <http://www.carbonfarmersofaustralia.com.au/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=Link&VID=12742069&KID=70510&LID=278556&O=http%3a%2f%2fcarbonfarmingconference.com.au%2fConference%2fConferenceRegistration.html> I had the privilege of attending the final day of the Ylad Living Soils<http://www.carbonfarmersofaustralia.com.au/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=Link&VID=12742069&KID=70510&LID=278557&O=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ylad.com.au>conference last week, and once again fell in love with terrestrial carbon - microbes, compost, and the living, breathing ecosystem working so hard beneath our feet. I learnt again that 'carbon protects biology'. And that we are losing topsoil at an alarming rate. Call me mad, but it fired me up all over again. So, can a market assist with this ever-present threat? If so, how? As I've said before, we've supported a market solution because it's efficient, it drives innovation, and you don't have to rely on Governments! And, most important of all, it can reward farmers, increase resilience to climate variability and we can keep dollars and jobs in the Regions because if farmers are being rewarded, so will others. <http://www.carbonfarmersofaustralia.com.au/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=Link&VID=12742069&KID=70510&LID=278556&O=http%3a%2f%2fcarbonfarmingconference.com.au%2fConference%2fConferenceRegistration.html> So, join us in a week<http://www.carbonfarmersofaustralia.com.au/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=Link&VID=12742069&KID=70510&LID=278556&O=http%3a%2f%2fcarbonfarmingconference.com.au%2fConference%2fConferenceRegistration.html>as we go on the no-obligation journey to a carbon credit. Ask the curly questions, confront both sides of politics with the issues, and see if you think the glass is half full or half empty. We'll discuss the approved tree methodology - is it worth getting started? How hard is the compliance? Can I do it myself? And every other pressing issue. 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