INCAS is designed to bring together best available spatial, biophysical and land management data from across the nation, to quantify changes in carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture, forestry and other land use sectors in Indonesia. (forestsnews.cifor.org)
«With land use sector emissions accounting for 25 percent of all global warming pollution, it is essential that countries with the potential to reduce emissions in this sector — like the U.S., EU, and Mexico — clearly commit to doing so in their INDCs,» said Doug Boucher, director of UCS's Tropical Forest and Climate Initiative. (sciencedaily.com)
While land use sector provides livelihoods to millions of people worldwide, it also accounts for nearly a quarter of the global greenhouse gas emissions. (www2.unccd.int)