摘要：The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on ClimaticChange, [UNFCCC, 1998], proposes to limit future aggregate anthropogenic carbondioxide equivalent greenhouse gas emissions (Article 3.1). The Kyoto Protocol alsoestablishes the concept of credits for carbon sinks. These credits can be used to meet acountry's emission limitation and reduction commitment. Currently, carbon sinks arelimited to recent efforts in afforestation, reforestation, and deforestation and do notinclude agricultural soils (Article 3.3). However, Article 3.4 leaves the future inclusionof agricultural soils a distinct possibility by stating "…Parties to this Protocolshall…decide upon…guidelines as to how, and which, additional human-inducedactivities related to…removals by sinks in agricultural soils and land use change…shallbe added to or subtracted from the assigned amounts…"
