Field Burning
The practice of burning unwanted vegetation to prepare land for sowing crops or other farming activities is a worldwide and long-standing practice. Its tenacity, despite its harmful consequences for air quality, soil health, and the climate is a te...
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okr-10986-295042021-06-18T09:02:30Z Field Burning Cassou, Emilie BIOMASS AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION BIOMASS BURNING BLACK CARBON EMISSION AIR POLLUTION GROUND LEVEL OZONE CROP BURNING CLIMATE CHANGE The practice of burning unwanted vegetation to prepare land for sowing crops or other farming activities is a worldwide and long-standing practice. Its tenacity, despite its harmful consequences for air quality, soil health, and the climate is a testament to its convenience and acceptance among farmers across a wide range of farming systems and agroclimatic zones. Burning is so broadly perceived as being natural that even its immediate toxicity is generally overlooked. Overall, there is no greater source of primary fine carbonaceous particles than biomass burning, and it is the second largest source of trace gases in the atmosphere. Yet while the polluting effects of burning are seldom a concern of agricultural producers, the act of burning often defies farmers’ own understanding of the multiple benefits of biomass residues, which include nourishing and improving soils. That said, the embrace in the past two decades of alternatives such as no-till farming on a fairly wide scale in parts of Europe, Asia, and especially the Americas, demonstrates that change is possible with the right mix of public sector support and regulation. 2018-03-23T15:50:01Z 2018-03-23T15:50:01Z 2018-03-23 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/989351521207797690/Field-Burning http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29504 English Agricultural Pollution; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific |
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BIOMASS AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION BIOMASS BURNING BLACK CARBON EMISSION AIR POLLUTION GROUND LEVEL OZONE CROP BURNING CLIMATE CHANGE |
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BIOMASS AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION BIOMASS BURNING BLACK CARBON EMISSION AIR POLLUTION GROUND LEVEL OZONE CROP BURNING CLIMATE CHANGE Cassou, Emilie Field Burning |
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The practice of burning unwanted
vegetation to prepare land for sowing crops or other farming
activities is a worldwide and long-standing practice. Its
tenacity, despite its harmful consequences for air quality,
soil health, and the climate is a testament to its
convenience and acceptance among farmers across a wide range
of farming systems and agroclimatic zones. Burning is so
broadly perceived as being natural that even its immediate
toxicity is generally overlooked. Overall, there is no
greater source of primary fine carbonaceous particles than
biomass burning, and it is the second largest source of
trace gases in the atmosphere. Yet while the polluting
effects of burning are seldom a concern of agricultural
producers, the act of burning often defies farmers’ own
understanding of the multiple benefits of biomass residues,
which include nourishing and improving soils. That said, the
embrace in the past two decades of alternatives such as
no-till farming on a fairly wide scale in parts of Europe,
Asia, and especially the Americas, demonstrates that change
is possible with the right mix of public sector support and regulation. |
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Cassou, Emilie |
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Cassou, Emilie |
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Field Burning |
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Field Burning |
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Field Burning |
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Field Burning |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2018 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/989351521207797690/Field-Burning http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29504 |
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