{"id":19562,"date":"2022-07-14T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/articles\/carbonio-canada-studio-praterie\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T11:29:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T09:29:34","slug":"carbon-canada-survey-prairies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/agricultural-industry\/carbon-canada-survey-prairies\/","title":{"rendered":"New study will map carbon sequestration in Canadian prairies"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most extensive research ever conducted on the prairies in Saskatchewan will quantify soil carbon sequestration. The study will provide insights into the best farming and grazing climate friendly practices<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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Canada is about to map the distribution of carbon<\/strong> stored in the prairies across the west-central province of Saskatchewan. The survey, which was announced<\/a> by researchers at the University of Alberta, is the largest ever of its kind. The study also aims to suggest the best grazing management<\/strong> strategies. Highlighting the already documented<\/a> role of best practices designed to encourage carbon capture.<\/p>\n

“We know that grasslands are holding onto large amounts of carbon, and this project is going to help us quantify some of the contributions from the beef industry in terms of maintaining their land as grazing land, which helps keep carbon in the ground and not in the atmosphere,” said Cameron Carlyle<\/strong>, a professor at the University of Alberta involved in the research.<\/p>\n

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Soil conservation in Canada can save 78 million tons of CO2<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n