Sustainable land use (SLU) is land use that protects the climate by reducing carbon emissions and preserving nature’s vital carbon sinks by averting or mitigating deforestation, degradation and carbon-intensive agriculture1 while providing safeguards for meeting increasing human needs for food and fibre as well as a habitat for biodiversity.2,3 While SLU often includes considerations beyond those directly related to climate change, it is the significance of land use as a source both of carbon emissions as well as natural climate solutions that demands urgent action.
