By David Okul
By definition, a carbon sink refers to anything that absorbs more carbon in the atmosphere than it emits. Conversely, a carbon source is anything that releases more carbon than it absorbs.
Examples of carbon sinks:
Forests
Soils
Oceans
More to follow
David Okul is an environmental management professional with over 10 years experience on donor projects, conservation, forestry, ecotourism, and community-based natural resources management. When not working on environmental projects, I spend my time writing for Silvica on a variety of topics. The view in this blog are personal and do not represent the organizations that he is associated with.