natural climate solutions

ways to protect, restore, and better manage our natural systems – forests, farms, grasslands, and wetlands – to reduce and/or remove carbon emissions. Examples include cover cropping of farms in the off season, to add more carbon to the soil, or planting trees to reforest streambanks. Natural climate solutions can prevent the release of emissions from activities like land use change or harvesting of crops and trees, and/or they can remove carbon from the atmosphere by sequestering it and storing it in plants and soils. They also provide a wide range of other important benefits, such as cleaner air and water, flood protection, and increased biodiversity. Find out more.