Sentences with phrase «trees on agricultural land»

Carbon - removal activities can also trigger emissions elsewhere, such as if planting trees on agricultural land leads to trees being cut down elsewhere to meet growing food demands.

Not exact matches

The studies do find some benefit from biofuels but only when planted on agricultural land too dry or degraded for food production or significant tree or plant growth and only when derived from native plants, such as a mix of prairie grasses in the U.S. Midwest.

In some areas and on some land types, trees may be more productive than agricultural crops and may not have as many negative environmental effects.

With respect to the proposed legislation where I am in agreement with the naysayers is the failure to include or consider the carbon reduction possibilities available the rural industry, through; improved agricultural practices, encouraging on farm carbon storage via tree planting and carbon storage and the discourgement of large scale land clearing.

Secondly, are you insane??? Tropical diseases will have a wider band around the earth with warming, bug infestations that destroy plants and trees are already having a field day, weeds are likely to overwhelm agricultural lands since they respond much better to increased co2 than do cultivated plants, weather patterns will change and everything dependent on weather will have to adjust etc. etc..