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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Fargione JE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6235523 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Science advances 20181114 11
Limiting climate warming to <2°C requires increased mitigation efforts, including land stewardship, whose potential in the United States is poorly understood. We quantified the potential of natural climate solutions (NCS)-21 conservation, restoration, and improved land management interventions on natural and agricultural lands-to increase carbon storage and avoid greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. We found a maximum potential of 1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) Pg CO<sub>2</sub>e year<sup>-1</sup>, ...[more]