... Carbondioxide(CO2)isabsorbedbyland and vegetationthroughtheprocessofphotosynthesis.Thenetemissionsarenegative(sequestration) and substantial,offsettingapproximately884MMTCO2E,orapproximately13%oftotalemissionsin2006.114Thecarbonsequestration and storageprovidedbylandcanbepreservedthoughsustainablelandmanagementpractices, and canbeenhancedbyrestorationofland,suchasreforestationofcontaminatedland.Theemissionsestimatefortheland‐basedcarbonsinkisgivenbytheInventory.Specifically,Chapter7,LandUse,Land‐UseChange, and Forestry,providesanassessmentofthenetGHGfluxresultingfromtheuses and changesinlandtypes and forestsintheU.S.,includingnetemissionsfromforestlandremainingforestland,croplandremainingcropland,landconvertedtocropland,grasslandremaininggrassland,landconvertedtograssland,settlementsremainingsettlements,landfillyardtrimmings, and ... REDUCINGORAVOIDINGGHGEMISSIONSTHROUGHLANDMANAGEMENTPRACTICESLandmanagementdescribeshowwemanage and uselandtoprovideopenspace and habitat,food,naturalresources, and placesforpeopletolive,work, and recreate.EPApromotesintegratedlandmanagementstrategiesthatuselandasproductively and sustainablyaspossiblebypromotingsmartgrowth,preventing and minimizingtheoccurrenceofcontamination and bycleaningup,reusing, and restoringcontaminatedlandforbeneficialreusebycommunities.67AsdescribedinBox7,landmanagementhasthreekeycomponents:landprotection,sustainablelanduse, and landrevitalization.Similartothematerialsmanagementapproachesthatcanbeusedinthematerialflow,landmanagementapproachescanbeusedtoreduceGHGemissionsbyimprovingpracticeswithinoracrosseachofthesecomponents.Landprotectionpracticeslimithowmuchlandiscontaminatedeachyear.Whenlandiscontaminated,itshouldbecleaneduptolevelsprotectiveofhumanhealth and theenvironment.Land ... REDUCINGORAVOIDINGGHGEMISSIONSTHROUGHLANDMANAGEMENTPRACTICESLandmanagementdescribeshowwemanage and uselandtoprovideopenspace and habitat,food,naturalresources, and placesforpeopletolive,work, and recreate.EPApromotesintegratedlandmanagementstrategiesthatuselandasproductively and sustainablyaspossiblebypromotingsmartgrowth,preventing and minimizingtheoccurrenceofcontamination and bycleaningup,reusing, and restoringcontaminatedlandforbeneficialreusebycommunities.67AsdescribedinBox7,landmanagementhasthreekeycomponents:landprotection,sustainablelanduse, and landrevitalization.Similartothematerialsmanagementapproachesthatcanbeusedinthematerialflow,landmanagementapproachescanbeusedtoreduceGHGemissionsbyimprovingpracticeswithinoracrosseachofthesecomponents.Landprotectionpracticeslimithowmuchlandiscontaminatedeachyear.Whenlandiscontaminated,itshouldbecleaneduptolevelsprotectiveofhumanhealth and theenvironment.Land...