The global carbon sink potential of terrestrial vegetation can be increased substantially by optimal land management

Optimal land management practices could increase terrestrial carbon sequestration by 13.7 Petagrams of carbon each year, with only 15% of the land area accounting for half of this increase, according to a carbon gap analysis of global primary production.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zongyao Sha, Yongfei Bai, Ruren Li, Hai Lan, Xueliang Zhang, Jonathon Li, Xuefeng Liu, Shujuan Chang, Yichun Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00333-1