User guidance resources

Descriptions of ABC-Map land use categories (EN, FR, ES)

Peer-reviewed papers

Several peer-review papers have emerged from the development and application of ABC-Map. These publications highlight the scientific foundations, collaborations and innovations behind the tool.

• Have crops already reached peak suitability: assessing global climatic suitability decreases for crop cultivation

• An updated IPCC major soil types map derived from the harmonized world soil database v2.0

• Ecological zoning for climate policy and global change studies

• The Nationally Determined Contribution Expert Tool (NEXT): A Comprehensive Greenhouse Gas Accounting Tool to Support Annual Environmental Impact Assessment Over a 30-Year Time Series in the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use Sector