SHERPA Discussion Paper | Climate change and land use

The SHERPA process supports the collection of scientific and practice evidence, at multiple levels, regarding climate change and land use management. It provides an overview of the key themes relating to tackling climate change, and the associated roles of land use in rural areas of Europe.
The evidence shows that significant and rapid action is required to restrict the magnitude of global warming. The target of keeping global warming to below 2ºC is only possible if all conditional and unconditional pledges made before the COP26 (Glasgow, November 2021) are implemented in full and on time. Transitions in land uses, with greater investments in natural capital and associated changes in land management practices, and public attitudes and behaviours, will be essential if policy objectives of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), coupled with reversing the loss of biodiversity and protecting human rights.