Editing IPCC:AR6/SRCCL/SPM (section)

== Introduction ==

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This Special Report on Climate Change and Land <sup>[[#fn:1|1]]</sup> responds to the Panel decision in 2016 to prepare three Special Reports <sup>[[#fn:2|2]]</sup> during the Sixth Assessment cycle, taking account of proposals from governments and observer organisations. <sup>[[#fn:3|3]]</sup> This report addresses greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in land-based ecosystems, land use and sustainable land management  <sup>[[#fn:4|4]]</sup> in relation to climate change adaptation and mitigation, desertification  <sup>[[#fn:5|5]]</sup> , land degradation <sup>[[#fn:6|6]]</sup> and food security <sup>[[#fn:7|7]]</sup> . This report follows the publication of other recent reports, including the IPCC ''Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C'' (SR15), the thematic assessment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) on ''Land Degradation and Restoration'' , the IPBES ''Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services'' , and the ''Global Land Outlook'' of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). This report provides an updated assessment of the current state of knowledge  <sup>[[#fn:8|8]]</sup> while striving for coherence and complementarity with other recent reports.

This Summary for Policymakers (SPM) is structured in four parts: ''A) People, land and climate in a warming world; B) Adaptation and mitigation response options; C) Enabling response options; and, D) Action in the near-term.''

Confidence in key findings is indicated using the IPCC calibrated language; the underlying scientific basis of each key finding is indicated by references to the main report. <sup>[[#fn:9|9]]</sup>

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