Under carbon sequestration we understand CO transfer₂ or other forms of C from the atmosphere to other, long-term active reservoirs, such as seas and oceans, soil, geological formations and biota (within forest ecosystems, these are their above-ground parts – trees, herbaceous cover, overlying humus) and below-ground parts – roots, humus in the soil), in order to reduce or slow down the rate of increase in CO content₂ in the atmosphere, which, together with other greenhouse gases, affects global warming processes and climate change on Earth (Lal, 2008).

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