02901cam a22002297a 4500020001800000020001500018040000800033082002600041245017100067260007600238300004900314490003400363520202400397650002502421650003502446650002102481650002102502700001702523700001802540710006102558856005202619  a9789251068878  a9251068879  cNLE00a577 AGR 2001 C153 Or.00aAfrica and the carbon cycle :bproceedings of the Open Science Conference on "Africa and Carbon Cycle : the CarboAfrica project" : Accra (Ghana) 25-27 November 2008 /  aRome :bFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,c2011.  axi, 224 p. :bcol. ill., col. maps ;c30 cm.1 aWorld soil resources reports,  a"A peer reviewed selection of articles derived from the presentations and posters showed at the Open Science Conference "Africa and Carbon Cycle", Accra, Ghana (25-27 November 2008) is presented. The Conference brought together about 100 participants from 28 nations, mainly from Africa and Europe, presenting issues related to the following sessions: i. Keynote speeches on Africa and Global Carbon Cycle; ii. Terrestrial Carbon Observations in Africa and Ecosystem fluxes; iii. Soil and Vegetation: Carbon and GHGs emissions in Africa; iv. Biogeochemical Modelling; v. Carbon sequestration and reduced emissions potentialities in Africa; vi. Demonstration projects and developing capacities in Africa A poster session was also organized especially to give visibility to African students and young researchers. Contributors belong both to the CarboAfrica consortium and other African or international initiatives.  The conference focused on Africa's contribution to the global carbon cycle and climate system through an overview of the carbon related studies in sub- Saharan Africa carried out both by the project CarboAfrica and other African and international initiatives. The Conference showed the high number of initiatives currently ongoing in Africa, related to the study of all the component of the carbon cycle, from science to socio-economic issues, and considering all natural components, from soil to the atmosphere, through terrestrial ecosystems. In spite of the high number of efforts and of the important results already achieved, it was evident that there is still a strong need for continued and enhanced observations of Africa's carbon stocks and fluxes. The CarboAfrica network has been building a large partnership of relevant African and international institutions especially to meet this need. CarboAfrica will provide a future unique data set to enable a more precise assessment of Africa's carbon balance and its sensitivity to natural and anthropogenic pressures and future climate."--Summary. 0aCarbon sequestration 0aCarbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) 0aGreenhouse gases 0aClimatic changes1 aBombelli, A.1 aValentini, R.2 aFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.41uhttp://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i2240e/i2240e.pdf