Land-use

Since the late 19th century, humans have released an increasing amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere through burning fossil fuels and, to a lesser extent, deforestation and land-use change. As a result, the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, the largest contributor to human-caused warming, has increased by about 40% over the industrial era.

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The destruction of forests and bad land-use decisions contribute to nearly one-fourth of the world's greenhouse-gas emissions, which scientists blame for climate change, Kerry said. He thanked the Norwegian parliament for unanimously ratifying the Paris agreement Wednesday, and predicted the U.S. Senate will soon follow that course.

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1993, Soil Resources, Management and Conservation Service, Guidelines for Land-use Planning For subsequent land evaluation, these management standards are built into the defined land-use types.

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We selected Yanchang County as an example to track land use changes and their effects on the livelihood of the local population following the implementation of a new land use policy known as the Grain for Green Project (GGP). The data were collected from statistical yearbooks, questionnaire surveys, and satellite imagery from 1990, 2000, and 2008. We found that dramatic land use changes have occurred in Yanchang County.

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