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Author(s):Brent Swallow, Peter A Minang, Vanessa Meadu, Susan Chomba
Title:PolicyBrief - Africa's Biocarbon Interests: Perspectives for a new climate change deal
Publication:ICRAF PolicyBrief 05
Year:2009
Type:Policybrief
Abstract:The Africa Biocarbon Initiative is promoting a whole-landscape approach to carbon management that takes into account the full opportunities for reducing emissions and increasing carbon stocks in agriculture, forestry
and other land uses (AFOLU). Africa contributes least to greenhouse gas emissions but is most vulnerable to the effects of climate change and has the least capacity to adapt to these changes. The Africa Biocarbon Initiative calls on the international climate change community - and African negotiators in particular - to urgently consider the significant potential of African countries to contribute to and benefit from landbased climate change mitigation efforts.
Keywords:climate change, Africa, REDD, agriculture
Corresponding Author:asb@cgiar.org
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Region:Global  
Topic:Climate Change   Poverty, Policy and Deforestation