Protect, manage and then restore lands for climate mitigation

Susan C. Cook-Patton (), C. Ronnie Drever, Bronson W. Griscom, Kelley Hamrick, Hamilton Hardman, Timm Kroeger, Pablo Pacheco, Shyla Raghav, Martha Stevenson, Chris Webb, Samantha Yeo and Peter W. Ellis
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Susan C. Cook-Patton: The Nature Conservancy
C. Ronnie Drever: Nature United
Bronson W. Griscom: Conservation International
Kelley Hamrick: The Nature Conservancy
Hamilton Hardman: The Nature Conservancy
Timm Kroeger: The Nature Conservancy
Pablo Pacheco: World Wildlife Fund
Shyla Raghav: Conservation International
Martha Stevenson: World Wildlife Fund
Chris Webb: The Nature Conservancy
Samantha Yeo: The Nature Conservancy
Peter W. Ellis: The Nature Conservancy

Nature Climate Change, 2021, vol. 11, issue 12, 1027-1034

Abstract: Abstract Limited time and resources remain to constrain the climate crisis. Natural climate solutions represent promising options to protect, manage and restore natural lands for additional climate mitigation, but they differ in (1) the magnitude and (2) immediacy of mitigation potential, as well as (3) cost-effectiveness and (4) the co-benefits they offer. Counter to an emerging preference for restoration, we use these four criteria to propose a general rule of thumb to protect, manage and then restore lands, but also show how these criteria explain alternative prioritization and portfolio schemes. This hierarchy offers a decision-making framework for public and private sector actors to optimize the effectiveness of natural climate solutions in an environment in which resources are constrained, and time is short.

Date: 2021
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