Land

Climate change is increasing the temperature of our land, and the way we use our land in turn impacts climate change. Soils and forests have the ability to capture and sequester carbon, acting as a carbon sink and reducing greenhouse gases. However, our current land utilization methods for agriculture and forestry are not taking advantage of that carbon capture opportunity, and instead are contributing to the release of carbon into the atmosphere. In order to limit global temperature increases and mitigate the negative impacts of climate change, we need to change the way we use lands in order to harness the power of soil, trees, and vegetation to capture carbon.