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  • Agricultural Science
  • Climate Science
  • Ecology

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  • Integrating trees in agricultural landscapes offers climate mitigation, improved soil fertility, biodiversity, and water quality.
  • Previous estimates of carbon dioxide removal potential assumed moderate tree integration without yield reduction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate the maximum tree cover in agricultural systems globally without reducing yields.
  • To develop spatially explicit datasets for the CO2 removal potential of trees in agriculture.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a Delphi expert elicitation to determine maximum tree cover for 53 regional agricultural systems.
  • Applied spatially explicit tree carbon accumulation rates to baseline and maximum tree cover estimates.

Main Results:

  • Global maximum technical CO2 removal potential is 1.86 PgCO2 yr-1 from croplands and 1.45 PgCO2 yr-1 from grazing lands.
  • Tropical/subtropical biomes hold significant potential, accounting for 54% of cropland and 73% of grazing land potential.
  • Potential is influenced by opportunities for increased tree cover and bioclimatic factors affecting CO2 removal rates.

Conclusions:

  • Increasing tree cover on 2.6 billion hectares of agricultural land could remove up to 3.3 billion tons of CO2 annually.
  • These Natural Climate Solutions offer a large, inexpensive CO2 removal opportunity with low barriers to global scaling.
  • Policy and incentive systems are urgently needed to promote the adoption of these agricultural practices.