Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)

Pete Smith*, Mercedes Bustamante, Helal Ahammad, Harry Clark, Hongmin Dong, Elnour A. Elsiddig, Helmut Haberl, Richard Harper, Joanna House, Mostafa Jafari, Omar Masera, Cheikh Mbow, Nijavalli H. Ravindranath, Charles W. Rice, Carmenza Robledo Abad, Anna Romanovskaya, Frank Sperling, Francesco N. Tubiello, Goran Berndes, Simon BolwigHannes Boettcher, Ryan Bright, Francesco Cherubini, Helena Chum, Esteve Corbera, Felix Creutzig, Mark Delucchi, Andre Faaij, Joe Fargione, Gesine Haensel, Garvin Heath, Mario Herrero, Richard Houghton, Heather Jacobs, Atul K. Jain, Etsushi Kato, Oswaldo Lucon, Daniel Pauly, Richard Plevin, Alexander Popp, John R. Porter, Benjamin Poulter, Steven Rose, Alexandre de Siqueira Pinto, Saran Sohi, Benjamin Stocker, Anders Stromman, Sangwon Suh, Jelle van Minnen

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationClimate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change
Subtitle of host publicationContribution of Working Group III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
EditorsO Edenhofer, R PichsMadruga, Y Sokona, JC Minx, E Farahani, S Kadner, K Seyboth, A Adler, Baum, S Brunner, P Eickemeier, B Kriemann, J Savolainen, S Schlomer, C VonStechow, T Zwickel
PublisherCambridge Univ. Press.
Chapter11
Pages811-922
Number of pages112
ISBN (Print)978-1-107-65481-5
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT
  • GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS
  • NITROUS-OXIDE EMISSIONS
  • CLIMATE-CHANGE MITIGATION
  • SOIL ORGANIC-CARBON
  • SUGARCANE-ETHANOL-PRODUCTION
  • ENTERIC METHANE EMISSIONS
  • NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION
  • CROP-BASED BIOFUELS
  • GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL-CHANGE

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