the contribution of forest sinks is important in countries in developed regions as well as in latin america and the caribbean but less so elsewhere agricultural emissions make up a significant share of total afolu emissions in all regions and represent more than half of emissions in all regions except subsaharan africa and latin america and the caribbean where net forest conversion is the major source different emission patterns have been recorded at regional level over the last two decades for example there has been a sharp reduction in the positive contribution of forest sinks in southeast eastern and southern asia and an opposite trend in europe