Degraded farmlands have been abandoned worldwide, especially in high-and middle-
income countries. These lands help combat climate change as they undergo natural
recovery of vegetation and soil carbon and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
However, recovery can be slow, requiring decades to centuries to approach pre-cultivation
or natural states, and in some cases, soils remain degraded without active restoration. In this
perspective, we present an overview of how carbon capture and storage on abandoned …