Climate odds stacked against us unless we use land properly

The world cannot respond adequately to rising temperatures if governments continue ignoring how forests, farms, and coasts are managed, writes Justin Adams.

In response to climate change, land is key. Today, agriculture, forestry, and other land uses account for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse-gas emissions.

But adopting sustainable land management strategies could provide more than one-third of the near-term emission reductions needed to keep warming well below the target — 2C above pre-industrial levels — set by the Paris climate agreement.