Data for "The neglected role of abandoned cropland in supporting both food security and climate change mitigation"

Data for "The neglected role of abandoned cropland in supporting both food security and climate change mitigation"

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Version: 2.0 (Round 2 revision)

Content (spatial resolution, data info)

Abandoned cropland map (10arcsec, 1 raster file)

Suitabability of abanonded cropland for reforestation and recultivation (5arcmin, 3 raster files)

Food production potential of global abandoned cropland (5arcmin,1 raster file)

Climate change mitigation potential of global abandoned cropland (5arcmin, 1 raster file)

outcomes of key scenarios

4 key Scenarios: Maximizing food production, Maximizing climate change mitigation, Equal Allocation, Maximizing combined potential

Data included in the output of each scenario: 

Land allocated for reforestation and recultivation (5arcmin/1arcdeg, 5 raster files)

Climate change mitigation potential and food production potential (5arcmin/1arcdeg, 5 raster files)

Emission for land clearing (5arcmin, 1 raster)

Foregone climate change mitigation potential (5arcmin, 1 raster)

Summary table

Summary table for 4 key scenarios

Codes for generating 4 key scenarios