This book brings together the essential evidence and policy opportunities regarding the global importance of soil carbon for sustaining Earth's life support system for humanity. Covering the science and policy background for this important natural resource, it describes land management options that improve soil carbon status and therefore increase the benefits that humans derive from the environment. Written by renowned global experts, it is the principal output from a SCOPE rapid assessme...

Mistakes. We all make them. But should there always be regrets?If you like true-life stories in the self-help genre, you are in the right place. It was a mistake is a how-to manual for professionals seeking to harness the power of failure in a quest for self-improvement. Failure can become your launching pad for positive change if you change your perspective. In fact, this book proclaims the more mistakes you make, the better person you will be!This powerful title includes:...