Climate change and land

This Special Report on Climate Change and Land responds to the Intergovernmental Panel's decision in 2016 to prepare three Special Reports during the Sixth Assessment cycle, taking account of proposals from governments and observer organizations. This report addresses greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in land-based ecosystems, land use and sustainable land management in relation to climate change adaptation and mitigation, desertification, land degradation and food security. This report provides an updated assessment of the current state of knowledge while striving for coherence and complementarity with other recent reports, such as the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C and the IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Confidence in key findings is indicated using the IPCC calibrated language; the underlying scientific basis of each key finding is indicated by references to the main report.