 Environmental Co-Benefits of Sequestration Practices
Agriculture and forestry practices that preserve and sequester carbon,
as well as reduce emissions of other greenhouse gases (GHGs), can also
affect the quality of soil, air, water and wildlife habitat. Likewise,
land-use changes and management practices that are intended to conserve
and improve the broader environment can influence carbon sequestration
rates and emissions of GHGs. These linkages are referred to as “co-benefits”
or “co-effects.”
In general, carbon sequestration practices in agriculture and forestry
can be consistent with other environmental objectives, but there may be
tradeoffs in some cases.
This section of the Web site provides information and links where the
following sequestration co-benefits have been assessed:
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