The global implications of water and carbon management

Management strategies to protect the global carbon cycle Objectives Global management strategies to protect the carbon cycle as regulator of the earth’s climate, including afforestation, wetland restoration, improving agricultural practices. By reducing emissions including carbon trading and international agreements.

Management strategies to protect the global carbon cycle Read pages 134 and 135. Wetland Restoration 1) What has happened to wetlands over the centuries and why? 2) What schemes have taken place to help restore wetland areas and how is this achieved? Afforestation 3) What schemes have been put into place to protect forests and increase afforestation? 4) How can afforestation help to combat problems of desertification and land degradation? Agricultural practices 5) How can agricultural practices increase the amount of Co2 on the atmosphere? 6) What strategies can be put in place to reduce this? Table 4.17. International Agreements 7) What international agreements have been put in place to reduce carbon emissions? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16153800 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7jSX4pAcUc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5VcaN8v7tI 8) What problems have there been with both the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Climate agreement from 2015? 9) Why do China and India argue that the reduction of carbon emissions are the responsibility of rich countries? Cap and trade 10) What are: a) cap and trade, b) carbon credits and c) carbon offsets.