The Role of Marine 'Forests' and Soils as Carbon Sinks : Enhanced Bio-Sequestration as a Mitigation Strategy to Help Avoid Dangerous Climate Change

One of the most critical questions facing humanity today is: 'What will it take to avoid dangerous climate change'? This questions is at the forefront of negotiation currently being undertaken by the international community concerning a new intentional regime with respect to climate change. The adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC 1992) in 1992 was a tentative first step towards the development of comprehensive and effective strategies to combat climate change. As a 'framework' Convention, it inevitably avoided specific targets