National mitigation potential from natural climate solutions in the tropics

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 375; no. 1794; p. 20190126
• Main Authors: Griscom, Bronson W., Busch, Jonah, Cook-Patton, Susan C., Ellis, Peter W., Funk, Jason, Leavitt, Sara M., Lomax, Guy, Turner, Will R., Chapman, Melissa, Engelmann, Jens, Gurwick, Noel P., Landis, Emily, Lawrence, Deborah, Malhi, Yadvinder, Schindler Murray, Lisa, Navarrete, Diego, Roe, Stephanie, Scull, Sabrina, Smith, Pete, Streck, Charlotte, Walker, Wayne S., Worthington, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 16.03.2020
• Subjects: Climate Change; Conservation of Natural Resources - legislation & jurisprudence; Ecosystem; Environmental Policy - legislation & jurisprudence; Global Warming - legislation & jurisprudence; Global Warming - prevention & control; Government Regulation; land management; protection; Paris Agreement; climate mitigation; natural climate solutions; restoration
• ISSN: 0962-8436; 1471-2970; 1471-2970
• DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0126

Better land stewardship is needed to achieve the Paris Agreement's temperature goal, particularly in the tropics, where greenhouse gas emissions from the destruction of ecosystems are largest, and where the potential for additional land carbon storage is greatest. As countries enhance their nat...