02318naa a2200385 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400520007410000150012624501410014126000090028252012280029165000250151965000240154465000170156865000120158565000190159770000190161670000150163570000140165070000240166470000140168870000250170270000190172770000140174670000180176070000160177870000160179470000160181070000160182670000200184270000220186277300480188421497302023-03-24       2023    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a1436-378X7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-022-02003-02DOI1 aRUMPEL, C.  aStudies from global regions indicate promising avenues for maintaining and increasing soil organic carbon stocks.h[electronic resource]  c2023  aIn view of the growing global population and increasing meat consumption, food and fibre production on existing agricultural land will most likely have to increase (Blum 2013; World Bank 2018). However, intensive agricultural use has led to a decline in soil quality with a third of all soils now considered degraded (FAO & ITPS 2015). Degraded soils have lower soil organic carbon (SOC) and lower capacity to provide ecosystem services such as biodiversity and water quality benefits (Bunemann et al. 2018; Lehmann et al. 2020). Recognising that the dynamics of carbon in soils, regulated by biological activity not only affects agricultural yields, but is also a major driver of climate change (Lal et al. 2021), the 4p1000 Initiative was launched in 2015 with a vision of supporting healthy and carbon-rich soils to combat climate change and food insecurity. Counteracting negative effects of agriculture through encouraging sustainable practices that preserve and increase soil carbon stocks worldwide can make small changes in the large organic carbon reservoir in soils, and thereby contribute to mitigating climate change (Soussana et al. 2019). Even small increases in SOC content also lead to numerous co-benefits.  aCarbon sequestration  aSoil organic carbon  aSoil quality  aCarbono  aSolo Orgânico1 aAMIRASLANI, F.1 aBOSSIO, D.1 aCHENU, C.1 aGARCIA CARDENAS, M.1 aHENRY, B.1 aFUENTES ESPINOZA, A.1 aKOUTIKA, L.-S.1 aLADHA, J.1 aMADARI, B. E.1 aMINASNY, B.1 aOLALEYE, A.1 aSALL, S. N.1 aSHIRATO, Y.1 aSOUSSANA, J.-F.1 aVARELA-ORTEGA, C.  tRegional Environmental Changegv. 23, 2023.