#carbon_sequestration
#nature_based_solutions

In 2022,

Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen,

Zhangcai Qin, Sun Yat-sen University,

Catherine E. Lovelock, University of Queensland,

Carlos A. Joly, University of Campinas,

Zahra Kalantari (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) and Georgia Destouni (Stockholm University)

Lalisa Duguma, CIFOR-ICRAF

jointly published a Voice piece that discusses Nature-based Solutions to the decarbonization problem.

Smith argued that nature-based solutions provide a beneficial long-term aid to the short-term mitigation measures that are needed to meet the near-term carbon goals.

Qin argued that nature-based solutions is cost-effective and must be implemented with urgency and inputs from multiple sectors.

In terms of specific nature-based solutions, the following angles are described:

- Coastal carbon sequestration

- Urban carbon sequestration

- Restoration of the Brazilian forests

- Restoration of the African ecosystems

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332222002160