Historical impacts of grazing on carbon stocks and climate mitigation opportunities

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 15 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01957-9

Grazing has been shown to have diverse effects on soil carbon, with local variation. This study assesses carbon changes related to grazing globally and finds that, although grazing has reduced soil carbon stocks, managing intensity could increase carbon uptake in both soils and vegetation.