Article - The fall of the Soviet Union created the largest ever human-made carbon sink – abandoned farmland

Article in the New Scientist: The fall of the Soviet Union created the largest ever human-made carbon sink – abandoned farmland.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24317-fall-of-ussr-locked-up-worlds-largest-store-of-carbon.html#.UkxCVLYhPIc