Greenhouse Gas Accounting for Sustainable Land Management : Quick Guidance for Users
Agriculture, and the patterns of land use change that are associated with it, have a high environmental footprint and contribute to climate change, as the sector accounts for about one-quarter of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globall...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/553171544165496697/Greenhouse-Gas-Accounting-for-Sustainable-Land-Management-Quick-Guidance-for-Users http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31063 |
| Summary: | Agriculture, and the patterns of land
use change that are associated with it, have a high
environmental footprint and contribute to climate change, as
the sector accounts for about one-quarter of anthropogenic
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. However, improved
land management practices can play an important role in
mitigating GHG emissions by removing substantial volumes of
carbon from the atmosphere and sequestering them in soils
and plant tissues. We can’t fix what we do not measure,
which is why quantifying greenhouse gas emissions is a
necessary step for climate-smart agriculture and sustainable
land management. Greenhouse gas accounting can provide the
numbers and data that are important to decision making in
adopting less carbon-intensive practices and guiding
low-emissions development |
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