The IPCC’s Land Report: What’s in it for Latin America

The IPCC’s Land Report: What’s in it for Latin America

What’s in it for Latin America? presents key findings from the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL) for Latin America. It extracts Latin America-specific data, trends and analysis directly from SRCCL, summarising it in a short volume to make it accessible to all audiences, and highlights key opportunities to achieve adaptation, mitigation and development.

The report’s full name is Climate Change and Land, an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. It is one of three special reports that the IPCC is preparing during the current Sixth Assessment Report cycle.

The report was prepared by 107 experts from 52 countries (with a majority of authors from developing countries) and spans more than 1,500 pages. Now, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network has released a succinct guide to the Special Report for decision-makers in Latin America.

Latin America Land Toolkit

Alongside the What’s in it for Latin America report, CDKN presents a ‘Communications toolkit’, a bundle of resources freely available for training, educational and reporting purposes, to encourage understanding of the report worldwide.

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Land degradation from mining, Peru

This image shows land degradation from mining in Peru.

Courtesy of SPDA

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Unsustainable logging, Peru

Image of unsustainable logging in Peru

Courtesy of SPDA

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Ploughing the land, Ecuador

This image shows farmers ploughing the land in Ecuador.

Courtesy of SPDA

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Farmer near Mount Chimborazo, Colombia

This image shows a farmer in the Mount Chimborazo region, Colombia.

Courtesy of Thomas Mueller/SPDA

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Farmers, Colombia

Farmers by the Chimborazo volcano in Colombia

Courtesy of Thomas Mueller/SPDA

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Women on an irrigation pipe, Colombia

Image of women sat on an irrigation pipe near the Chimborazo volcano in Colombia

Courtesy of Thomas Mueller/SPDA

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Burned-out forest, Colombia

Image of a burned-out forest in Colombia

Courtesy of SPDA

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Argentinian agriculture

Image of Argentinian agriculture

Courtesy of Luisrem/Fotosearch

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Woman with llama flock, Peru

Image of a woman stood with her llama flock

Courtesy of Chris74/Fotosearch