An RFF Workshop brought together experts from around the world to assess the feasibility of using biological sinks to sequester carbon as part of a global atmospheric mitigation effort. The chapters of this proceeding are a result of that effort. Although the intent of the workshop was not to...

This presentation will discuss the origins and development of the conservation partnership between the Federal government and local soil and water conservation districts and address what that relationship might look like in the future.

Population growth and climate change are likely to impact upon food and water availability over the coming decades. In this study we use an ensemble of climate simulations to project the implications of both these drivers on regional changes in food and water. This study highlights the dominant...

Instead of the futile effort to keep science and politics separate, it may make more sense to ask scientists to engage more substantively in policy debate, not by taking sides but instead by serving as "honest brokers of policy alternatives." This would have the effect of depoliticizing science...

Accounting and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions are mandatory for Parties under the Paris Agreement. Reporting of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is important for understanding the global carbon cycle and for addressing concerns of global climate change. Under the global system of...

In 2016 the UN defined 232 unique indicators to evaluate progress in pursuit of its Sustainable Development Goals. Indicator 9.4.1, CO 2, emissions per unit of value added (CO 2 /GDP), can provide a measure of the decoupling of greenhouse gas emissions and economic growth as represented by the...