Improved tropical forest management for carbon retention

Using reduced-impact timber-harvesting practices in legally logged tropical forests would reduce global carbon emissions by 0.16 Gt/year at a modest cost and with little risk of "leakage" (increased carbon emissions elsewhere).

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Putz, F.E., Zuidema, Pieter A., Pinard, M.A., Boot, R.G.A., Sayer, Jeffrey A., Sheil, Douglas, Sist, P., Vanclay, J.K.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19913
Descripción
Sumario:Using reduced-impact timber-harvesting practices in legally logged tropical forests would reduce global carbon emissions by 0.16 Gt/year at a modest cost and with little risk of "leakage" (increased carbon emissions elsewhere).