Restoring degraded tropical forests for carbon and biodiversity
The extensive deforestation and degradation of tropical forests is a significant contributor to the loss of biodiversity and to global warming. Restoration could potentially mitigate the impacts of deforestation, yet knowledge on how to efficiently allocate funding for restoration is still in its in...
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| author | Budiharta, S. Meijaard, E. Erskine, P.D Rondinini, Carlo Pacifici, M Wilson, K.A. |
| author_browse | Budiharta, S. Erskine, P.D Meijaard, E. Pacifici, M Rondinini, Carlo Wilson, K.A. |
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| description | The extensive deforestation and degradation of tropical forests is a significant contributor to the loss of biodiversity and to global warming. Restoration could potentially mitigate the impacts of deforestation, yet knowledge on how to efficiently allocate funding for restoration is still in its infancy. We systematically prioritize investments in restoration in the tropical landscape of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, and through this application demonstrate the capacity to account for a diverse suite of restoration techniques and forests of varying condition. To achieve this we develop a map of forest degradation for the region, characterized on the basis of aboveground biomass and differentiated by broad forest types. We estimate the costs of restoration as well as the benefits in terms of carbon sequestration and improving the suitability of habitat for threatened mammals through time. When the objective is solely to enhance carbon stocks, then restoration of highly degraded lowland forest is the most cost-effective activity. However, if the objective is to improve the habitat of threatened species, multiple forest types should be restored and this reduces the accumulated carbon by up to 24%. Our analysis framework provides a transparent method for prioritizing where and how restoration should occur in heterogeneous landscapes in order to maximize the benefits for carbon and biodiversity. |
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| spelling | CGSpace945562025-06-17T08:24:16Z Restoring degraded tropical forests for carbon and biodiversity Budiharta, S. Meijaard, E. Erskine, P.D Rondinini, Carlo Pacifici, M Wilson, K.A. deforestation degradation tropical forests carbon The extensive deforestation and degradation of tropical forests is a significant contributor to the loss of biodiversity and to global warming. Restoration could potentially mitigate the impacts of deforestation, yet knowledge on how to efficiently allocate funding for restoration is still in its infancy. We systematically prioritize investments in restoration in the tropical landscape of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, and through this application demonstrate the capacity to account for a diverse suite of restoration techniques and forests of varying condition. To achieve this we develop a map of forest degradation for the region, characterized on the basis of aboveground biomass and differentiated by broad forest types. We estimate the costs of restoration as well as the benefits in terms of carbon sequestration and improving the suitability of habitat for threatened mammals through time. When the objective is solely to enhance carbon stocks, then restoration of highly degraded lowland forest is the most cost-effective activity. However, if the objective is to improve the habitat of threatened species, multiple forest types should be restored and this reduces the accumulated carbon by up to 24%. Our analysis framework provides a transparent method for prioritizing where and how restoration should occur in heterogeneous landscapes in order to maximize the benefits for carbon and biodiversity. 2014-11-01 2018-07-03T11:01:24Z 2018-07-03T11:01:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94556 en Open Access IOP Publishing Budiharta, S., Meijaard, E., Erskine, P.D., Rondinini, C., Pacifici, M., Wilson, K. A. . 2014. Restoring degraded tropical forests for carbon and biodiversity Environmental Research Letters, 9 (11) : 114020. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/11/114020 |
| spellingShingle | deforestation degradation tropical forests carbon Budiharta, S. Meijaard, E. Erskine, P.D Rondinini, Carlo Pacifici, M Wilson, K.A. Restoring degraded tropical forests for carbon and biodiversity |
| title | Restoring degraded tropical forests for carbon and biodiversity |
| title_full | Restoring degraded tropical forests for carbon and biodiversity |
| title_fullStr | Restoring degraded tropical forests for carbon and biodiversity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Restoring degraded tropical forests for carbon and biodiversity |
| title_short | Restoring degraded tropical forests for carbon and biodiversity |
| title_sort | restoring degraded tropical forests for carbon and biodiversity |
| topic | deforestation degradation tropical forests carbon |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94556 |
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