Grasslands and pastures store large amounts of soil organic carbon. This session will explore the effect of different management practices on soil organic carbon sequestration and storage in grasslands and pastures in the temperate climate zone, and discuss the greenhouse gas balance of such systems, once ruminants come into play.

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Grassland in a Changing Climate: Balancing Productivity and Ecosystem Services
Dr. Katrin Kuka
Head of Staff Unit Grassland, Julius Kühn-Institute, Germany

Ruminant Contribution to Soil Carbon Stocks: On the Basis of a French Case Study
Helene Chambaut
Environmental Scientist & Project Coordinator, Institut de l'Élevage, France

Scaling from Carbon in Grasslands to Farm and Product Carbon Footprints
Dr. Annette Freibauer (online)
Vice President for Knowledge at the Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture

Soil Carbon Stocks in Temperate Grasslands of South America: An Overlooked Reservoir
Dr. Virginia Pravia
Associate Researcher, INIA - National Agricultural Research Insitute, Uruguay

Protecting and Increasing Soil Organic Carbon in Temperate Grasslands and Rangelands: Global Overview and Analysis for Extensive Grazing Systems in Australia
Prof. Dr. Beverley Henry
Adjunct Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology, Australia