Why the land use sector will be key to meeting climate change targets

Apr 26, 2022

overview of harvesting on a farm as land use is described as one of main ways of tackling climate change

Land use accounts for 13-20% in total emissions. Image: no one cares/Unsplash

Gert-Jan Nabuurs

Professor European Forest Resources, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen Netherlands

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