Low Emission Development Strategies in Agriculture. An Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Uses (AFOLU) Perspective

• DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.06.013
• Publication Date: 2016-07-08T13:50:26Z
• Authors: Alessandro De Pinto; Man Li; Akiko Haruna; Glenn Graham Hyman; Mario Andrés Lond...; Bernardo Creamer; Ho-Young Kwon; Jhon Brayan Valen...; Jeimar Tapasco; Jesus David Martinez
• Keywords: Deforestation

As countries experience economic growth and choose among available development pathways, they are in a favorable position to adopt natural resource use technologies production practices that favor efficient of inputs, healthy soils, ecosystems. Current emphasis on increasing resilience climate change reducing agricultural greenhouse gasses (GHG) emissions strengthens the support for sustainable production. In fact, losses soil fertility, reclaiming degraded lands, promoting synergistic interaction between crop forests generally seen as good policies. order decision-makers develop long-term policies address these issues, must have tools at their disposal evaluate trade-offs, opportunities, repercussions options considered. this paper, authors combine reconcile output three models widely accessible public analyze impacts target emission reduction sector. We present an application Colombia which reveals importance considering full scope interactions various land uses. Results indicate investments efficiency productivity livestock sector allocated pasture preferable deforestation alone or Investments land-carrying capacity would reduce provide sufficient gains carbon stock offset greater from increased while generating higher revenues.