{"product_id":"9783319297927","title":"Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMethods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTodd S. Rosenstock | Mariana C. Rufino | Klaus Butterbach-Bahl | Lini Wollenberg | Meryl Richards\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Agriculture \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e​​This book provides standards and guidelines for\r\nquantifying greenhouse gas emissions and removals in smallholder agricultural systems\r\nand comparing options for climate change mitigation based on emission\r\nreductions and livelihood trade-offs. Globally, agriculture is directly\r\nresponsible for about 11% of annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and induces\r\nan additional 17% through land use change, mostly in developing countries.\r\nFarms in the developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are\r\npredominately managed by smallholders, with 80% of land holdings smaller than\r\nten hectares. However, little to no information exists on greenhouse gas\r\nemissions and mitigation potentials in smallholder agriculture.  Greenhouse gas measurements in agriculture\r\nare expensive, time consuming, and error prone, challenges only exacerbated\r\nby the heterogeneity of smallholder systems and landscapes. Concerns over\r\nmethodological rigor, measurement costs, and the diversity of approaches,\r\ncoupled with the demand for robust information suggest it is germane for the\r\nscientific community to establish standards of measurements for quantifying GHG\r\nemissions from smallholder agriculture. Standard guidelines for use by\r\nscientists, development organizations will help generate reliable data on\r\nemissions baselines and allow rigorous comparisons of mitigation options. The\r\nguidelines described in this book, developed by the CGIAR Research Program on\r\nClimate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) and partners, are\r\nintended to inform anyone conducting field measurements of agricultural\r\ngreenhouse gas sources and sinks, especially to develop IPCC Tier 2 emission\r\nfactors or to compare mitigation options in smallholder systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTodd S. Rosenstock is an Environmental Impacts Scientist at the The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya.\r\n\r\nDr. Klaus Butterbach-Bahl is Head of Department “Atmosphere\/ Biosphere Interactions and Global Change” at IMK-IFU, Karlsruhe Research Centre. He is also a senior scientist in Biogeochemistry at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kenya. \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDr. Meryl Richards is an agroecologist who joined the\r\nResearch Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) in\r\nJanuary 2013 as a Science Officer for Theme 3: Pro-Poor Climate Change\r\nMitigation. Her research experience and interests center around synergies and\r\ntrade-offs between food security and environmental conservation in smallholder\r\nagriculture, as well as measurement of GHG emissions from agriculture. She has\r\na particular interest in agroforestry systems and has conducted research in\r\nCentral America and West Africa.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDr. Marina Rufino is a SeniorScientist and team leader at Forest and Environment, Center forInternational Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Indonesia.\r\n\r\nDr. Lini Wollenberg is Research Associate Professor at the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics and Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont. She was previously the Director of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture, U. of Vermont (2007-2009); Principle Scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research (1994-2005);  and Program Officer for Asia’s Rural Poverty and Resources Program at the Ford Foundation (1991-1994).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDr. Eva Wollenberg is currently Flagship Leader for Low\r\nEmissions Agriculture for CCAFS and Research Associate Professor at the Gund\r\nInstitute for Ecological Economics and Rubenstein School of Environment and\r\nNatural Resources, University of Vermont. She was previously the Director of\r\nthe Center for Sustainable Agriculture, U. of Vermont (2007-2009); Principle\r\nScientist atthe Center for International Forestry Research (1994- 2005); and\r\nProgram Officer for Asia’s Rural Poverty and Resources Program at the Ford\r\nFoundation (1991-1994).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 August 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEuropean Commission\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783319297927\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e203\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"European Commission","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51032237965452,"sku":"9783319297927","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319297927.jpg?v=1782484974","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319297927","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}