Improved tropical forest management for carbon retention

PLoS Biol. 2008 Jul 15;6(7):e166. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060166.

Abstract

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).

MeSH terms

  • Carbon*
  • Conservation of Natural Resources / economics
  • Conservation of Natural Resources / methods*
  • Ecosystem*
  • Forestry / economics
  • Forestry / methods*
  • Tropical Climate*

Substances

  • Carbon