Júnior Melo Damian1, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri2, 3, Luís Gustavo Barioni1, Maurício Roberto Cherubin2, 3, Martial Bernoux4, Richard T. Conant5, Marcelo Valadares Galdos6, Adrian L. Collins7
1 Embrapa Agricultura Digital, Campinas, SP 13083-886, Brazil
2 “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil
3 Center for Carbon Research in Tropical Agriculture (CCARBON), University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil
4 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Climate Change Team, Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, Rome 00153, Italy
5 Colorado State University, Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, CO 80523, USA
6 Rothamsted Research, Sustainable Soils and Crops, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, UK
7 Net Zero and Resilient Farming, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton EX20 2SB, UK
2 “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil
3 Center for Carbon Research in Tropical Agriculture (CCARBON), University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil
4 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Climate Change Team, Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, Rome 00153, Italy
5 Colorado State University, Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, CO 80523, USA
6 Rothamsted Research, Sustainable Soils and Crops, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, UK
7 Net Zero and Resilient Farming, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton EX20 2SB, UK
Carbon balance (carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions) in natural and agroecosystems is a pivotal theme in important initiatives focused on reducing anthropogenic impacts on the environment (e.g., Paris Agreement, REDD+, initiative “4 per 1000″, Sustainable Development Goals). However, taking carbon balance of global progress towards achieving such initiatives requires consistently measuring aggregate national actions (Gidden et al., 2023). In this special issue (SI) entitled “Carbon inventories: new opportunities and challenges for agriculture and forestry”, we sought high quality manuscripts that encompass major scientific challenges and advances aiming to achieve feasible and accurate carbon inventories improvements in agric….
