Deep decarbonization options for the agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sector in Africa: a systematic literature review

Greenhouse gases (GHG) emanating from agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sector are among top contributors to anthropogenic climate change in Africa and globally. Minimizing AFOLU sector GHG emissions in Africa is notoriously hard because of difficulties in emission estimation, the di...

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Published in:Environmental monitoring and assessment 2023-05, Vol.195 (5), p.565-565, Article 565
Main Authors: Anyanwu, Cosmas Ngozichukwu, Ojike, Onyekwere, Emodi, Nnaemeka Vincent, Ekwe, Ekwe Bassy, Okereke, Chukwumerije, Diemuodeke, Endurance Ogheneruona, Elochukwu, Anieze Ethelbert, Nnamani, Uchenna Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Agricultural practices
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Animal production
Animals
Anthropogenic climate changes
Anthropogenic factors
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Climate Change
Decarbonization
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Economic growth
Ecotoxicology
Emissions
Environment
Environmental Management
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental science
Farm buildings
Forest management
Forestry
Gases
Greenhouse Effect
Greenhouse gases
Greenhouse Gases - analysis
Land use
Literature reviews
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
Nitrous oxide
Poverty
Reduction
Reforestation
Review
Systematic review
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Summary:Greenhouse gases (GHG) emanating from agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sector are among top contributors to anthropogenic climate change in Africa and globally. Minimizing AFOLU sector GHG emissions in Africa is notoriously hard because of difficulties in emission estimation, the disperse nature of AFOLU emissions, and the complex links between AFOLU activities and poverty reduction. Yet, there are very few systematic reviews dealing with decarbonization pathways for the AFOLU sector in Africa. This article explores the options for achieving deep decarbonization of AFOLU sector in Africa, through a systematic review. Using the method of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA Statement), 46 studies of interest were selected from the databases of Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. Four sub-themes were identified from the critical review of the selected studies covering key decarbonization approaches used in AFOLU sector. The literature suggests that while forest management and reforestation reduction of GHG in animal production and climate-smart practices in agriculture hold great promises for AFOLU sector decarbonization in Africa, there appears to be very limited coherent policy in the continent addressing any of these AFOLU sub-sectors.
ISSN:0167-6369
1573-2959
DOI:10.1007/s10661-023-11184-y