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Nature 406, 549-550 (10 August 2000) | doi:10.1038/35020711
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United States backs soil strategy in fight against global warming
Paul Smaglik
The US government is seeking to take advantage of farming practices to help reduce overall greenhouse-gas emissions. Building on the idea that increased carbon sequestration by crops and trees could reduce the need to cut emissions, the US State Department last week suggested amending the Kyoto Protocol on climate change to take greater account of forestry and farmland management.
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