{"id":251831,"date":"2024-08-06T22:20:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T22:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/06\/amazon-soil-may-store-billions-more-tonnes-of-carbon-than-once-thought\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:12:59","slug":"amazon-soil-may-store-billions-more-tonnes-of-carbon-than-once-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/06\/amazon-soil-may-store-billions-more-tonnes-of-carbon-than-once-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon soil may store billions more tonnes of carbon than once thought"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Xingu Indigenous Territory in the Amazon may contain over 900 square kilometres of dark earth<\/p>\n

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Rich soil in the Amazon cultivated over centuries by Indigenous communities may store billions of tonnes of carbon, suggesting that the rainforest plays an even larger role in stabilising the global climate than previously thought.<\/p>\n

The soil, known as \u201cterra preta\u201d or \u201cdark earth\u201d for its distinctive colour, is formed by people spreading ash and other organic waste around settlements. It is more fertile than the region\u2019s typically sandy, nutrient-poor soils, and stores around double the carbon. In some areas,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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