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Establish Landscape-Scale Carbon Sequestration Programs

Land management could sequester massive amounts of atmospheric carbon, yet landscape-scale programs are needed to achieve meaningful climate impact. The challenge is implementing carbon sequestration practices across large landscapes while providing economic incentives for land managers. Barriers include carbon measurement challenges, payment system development, and landowner participation. Without landscape-scale action, land management misses opportunities for climate mitigation while landowners lack incentives for carbon-storing practices. Successful carbon programs could sequester gigatons of atmospheric carbon while providing landowner income, potentially making land management a major solution to climate change while creating new rural economies.

Applied Sciences, Sustainable Farming, Sustainable Land Management