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Chapter 11 Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)

author(s) Smith P - Bustamante M - Ahammad H - Clark H - Dong H - Elsiddig E A - Haberl H - Harper R - House J - Jafari M - Masera O - Mbow C - Ravindranath N H - Rice C W - Abad C R - Romanovskaya A - Sperling F - Tubiello F N
from World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
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  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
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Smith P et al., 'Chapter 11 Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)', 2014

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Abstract

Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) is unique among the sectors considered in this volume, since the mitiga- tion 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 sustain- able development in many regions. Agriculture is frequently central to the livelihoods of many social groups, especially in developing coun- tries 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

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