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Carbon sequestration

With excess atmospheric carbon contributing greatly to our changing climate, Coastal Action promotes carbon sequestration practices as a tool for climate change mitigation. Our projects focus on agricultural practices, as agriculture has made a significant contribution to climate change by releasing soil organic carbon into the atmosphere through practices that erode and degrade soils, such as plowing, tilling, and land clearing. Our carbon sequestration projects support small agricultural businesses in developing demonstration sites that implement and showcase practices which provide crop yields while also sequestering carbon, like agroforestry, silvopasture, and perennial cropping systems.

agricultural lands project

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For more information, contact our Climate Change Team Lead, Samantha Battaglia, samantha@coastalaction.org.​

Location

Coastal Action
The Mahone Bay Centre
45 School Street
Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
B0J 2E0

Contact Us

Tel: 902-634-9977
Email: info@coastalaction.org
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  • WHO WE ARE
    • OUR TEAM
    • 25TH ANNIVERSARY
  • WHAT WE DO
    • SERVICES
    • CLIMATE CHANGE & EDUCATION >
      • CLIMATE CHANGE >
        • STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
        • CARBON SEQUESTRATION
      • EDUCATION >
        • ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
        • EARTH ADVENTURE CAMPS
        • SCHOOL PROGRAMS
        • NOVA ACTION >
          • MEET THE COHORT
          • CONTACT THE TEAM
    • COASTAL & MARINE >
      • MICROPLASTICS
      • GHOST GEAR
      • OCEAN FRIENDLY NOVA SCOTIA
      • WORLD OCEANS DAY
    • WATERSHEDS & WATER QUALITY >
      • WATER QUALITY >
        • LUNENBURG HARBOUR
        • LAHAVE WATERSHED
        • PETITE RIVIÈRE
        • SHERBROOKE LAKE & FOX POINT LAKE
      • WATERSHED PROJECTS >
        • FISH HABITAT RESTORATION
    • SPECIES AT RISK & BIODIVERSITY >
      • ATLANTIC WHITEFISH
      • AMERICAN EEL
      • ATLANTIC SALMON
      • SNAPPING TURTLE MONITORING
    • PAST PROJECTS >
      • COASTAL POLICY
      • WILDCAT SHALE PIT
      • ROSEATE TERN RECOVERY
  • WHAT YOU CAN DO
    • DONATE
    • WORK WITH US
    • AWARDS & BURSARIES
  • PUBLICATIONS
    • NEWSLETTER
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
    • PUBLICATIONS
  • DONATE
  • CONTACT