World’s Soils Have Lost 133bn Tonnes of Carbon Since the Dawn of Agriculture

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By Carbon BriefAug 28, 2017, 12:24 pm77 pts
By Daisy Dunne The world's soils have lost a total of 133bn tonnes of carbon since humans first started farming the land around 12,000 years ago, new research suggests. And the rate of carbon loss has increased dramatically since the start of the industrial revolution. The study, which maps where soil carbon…

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