Terrestrial Carbon Observation

Although not yet widely recognized, carbon sequestration and fluxes are relevant not only to the climate change debate. They are also key factors in sustaining agricultural productivity, biodiversity and forest ecosystem processes. This report presents the results of a follow-up Terrestrial Carbon Observation (TCO) Synthesis Workshop, designed to summarise existing information and observation requirements regarding terrestrial carbon, conduct initial evaluation of existing data or observations in relation to the requirements, identify major gaps or deficiencies, and propose solutions.