Harnessing Farms and Forests in the Low-Carbon Economy

“[T]his is an important, well-conceived, and well written manual. It provides the opportunity to adopt responsible measurements and modifications of GHG flux. Now let’s get out there and do it!” - Dylan G. Fischer and Alexandra Kazakova, Environmental Practice

“I would recommend this book because it gives farmers and landowners a thorough appreciation of the steps and challenges involved in quantifying GHG offsets from forestry and farming practices.” - Eddie Bevilacqua, Journal of Forestry

“Overall, this volume should be quite useful to anyone who needs to understand the emerging market for carbon offsets. . . . Readers with a natural resources background will find the discussion of the policy and economic aspects of carbon offset projects instructive, and those with a business or policy background will gain a good understanding of the technical aspects of quantifying the various carbon pools. For policymakers, this book is an excellent overview of a complex and growing topic. Harnessing Farms and Forests in the Low-Carbon Economy is a thorough well-written treatment of an important topic, and is a useful reference for those in agriculture, business, forestry and policy.” - Coeli M. Hoover, Environmental Conservation

“This book opens up with an entirely new paradigm for the climate change debate. . . . The book is all about giving a new form and a new character to this Imp called carbon that has created modernity, and now we have to pay a price for it. . . . Beneath the technicalities of the book the true spirit of the work is silently lurking for academicians, environmental scientists to rise up to the call.” - Tanaya Mohanty, Electronic Green Journal

“This is a very simple solution to use and a valuable tool for anyone contemplating or interested in helping to mitigate global warming and becoming involved in the new low-carbon economy.” - Maren Oelbermann, Entrepreneur

“This manual, directed to landowners, provides a comprehensive overview of the principles that underpin carbon offsets, and the methods for quantifying them . . . . Top scientists and economists in agriculture, land use, and forestry were involved in compiling this manual . . . . Recommended.” - E. J. Kormondy, Choice