[geo] Reaching the ‘how’ of landscape restoration: experts from ICRAF, IUCN discuss in Paris

2015-12-19 Thread Andrew Lockley
http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2015/12/16/reaching-the-how-of-landscape-restoration-experts-from-icraf-iucn-discuss-in-paris/?utm_medium=twitter_source=twitterfeed Reaching the ‘how’ of landscape restoration: experts from ICRAF, IUCN discuss in Paris BY CATHY WATSON · DECEMBER 16,

Re: [geo] The impact of equilibrating hemispheric albedos

2015-12-19 Thread John Nissen
So what happens when the Northern Hemisphere albedo is reduced by several per cent over thirty years [1]? Presumably there is now an imbalance between the hemispheres. If anything albedo in Antarctica is increasing as sea ice grows in extent. John [1] Mark Flanner, 2011:

[geo] Re: Taylor et al. Nature Climate Change PDF

2015-12-19 Thread Michael Hayes
Dear David, Your paper was highly welcomed and impressive in its articulation. I would like to possibly suggest that your group consider the potential of deploying biochar, '*wet*' organic fertilizer, inoculated with locally appropriate soil fungi along with the silicate rock dust (olivine?).

[geo] The Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration

2015-12-19 Thread Andrew Lockley
http://www.forestlandscaperestoration.org/about-partnership About the Partnership The Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration is a proactive network that unitesgovernments, organisations, communities and individuals with a common goal: restoring the world's degraded and deforested

[geo] Re: "Accidental" Geoengineering?

2015-12-19 Thread Brian Cady
1) Wouldn't our fossil carbon release into air classify as 'accidental' geoengineering? Couldn't one then argue that, since we're already doing geoengineering 'accidentally' or unintentionally, cleaning up that mess with intentional geoengineering is not committing an act that is of a