Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)

P. Smith; M. Bustamante; H. Ahammad; H. Clark; H. Dong; E.A. Elsiddig; H. Haberl; R. Harper; J. House; M. Jafari; O. Masera; C. Mbow; N.H. Ravindranath; C.E. Rice; C. Robledo Abad; A. Romanovskaya; F. Sperling; F.N. Tubiello

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Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)

P. Smith, M. Bustamante, H. Ahammad, H. Clark, H. Dong, E.A. Elsiddig, H. Haberl, R. Harper, J. House, M. Jafari, …

Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, pp.811-922

Cambridge University Press

2014

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Abstract

Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) is unique among the sectors considered in this volume, since the mitigation potential is derived from both an enhancement of removals of greenhouse gases (GHG), as well as reduction of emissions through management of land and livestock (robust evidence; high agreement). The land provides food that feeds the Earth’s human population of ca. 7 billion, fibre for a variety of purposes, livelihoods for billions of people worldwide, and is a critical resource for sustainable development in many regions. Agriculture is frequently central to the livelihoods of many social groups, especially in developing countries where it often accounts for a significant share of production. In addition to food and fibre, the land provides a multitude of ecosystem services; climate change mitigation is just one of many that are vital to human well-being (robust evidence; high agreement). Mitigation options in the AFOLU sector, therefore, need to be assessed, as far as possible, for their potential impact on all other services provided by land. [Section 11.1]

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Title: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)
Authors/Creators: P. Smith (Author/Creator)
M. Bustamante (Author/Creator)
H. Ahammad (Author/Creator)
H. Clark (Author/Creator)
H. Dong (Author/Creator)
E.A. Elsiddig (Author/Creator)
H. Haberl (Author/Creator)
R. Harper (Author/Creator)
J. House (Author/Creator)
M. Jafari (Author/Creator)
O. Masera (Author/Creator)
C. Mbow (Author/Creator)
N.H. Ravindranath (Author/Creator)
C.E. Rice (Author/Creator)
C. Robledo Abad (Author/Creator)
A. Romanovskaya (Author/Creator)
F. Sperling (Author/Creator)
F.N. Tubiello (Author/Creator)
Contributors: O. Edenhofe (Editor)
R. Pichs-Madruga (Editor)
Y. Sokona (Editor)
E. Farahani (Editor)
S. Kadner (Editor)
K. Seyboth (Editor)
A. Adler (Editor)
I. Baum (Editor)
S. Brunner (Editor)
P. Eickemeier (Editor)
B. Kriemann (Editor)
J. Savolainen (Editor)
S. Schlömer (Editor)
C. von Stechow (Editor)
T. Zwickel (Editor)
J.C. Minx (Editor)
Publication Details: Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, pp.811-922
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, UK
Identifiers: 991005543329507891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter

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