Protect, manage and then restore lands for climate mitigation

Limited time and resources remain to constrain the climate crisis. Natural solutions represent promising options protect, manage restore natural lands for additional mitigation, but they differ in (1) magnitude (2) immediacy of mitigation potential, as well (3) cost-effectiveness (4) co-benefits offer. Counter an emerging preference restoration, we use these four criteria propose a general rule thumb then lands, also show how explain alternative prioritization portfolio schemes. This hierarchy offers decision-making framework public private sector actors optimize effectiveness environment which are constrained, is short. solutions, along with reduction fossil fuel emissions, critical mitigating change meeting goals. Perspective outlines regarding protecting, managing restoring systems mitigation.