Forests and Decarbonization – Roles of Natural and Planted Forests
The severe consequences of human disruptions to the global carbon cycle have prompted intense interest in strategies to reduce atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Because growing forests capture CO2 in their biomass and soils, large-scale tree planting efforts have been advertised as a viable way to cou...
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| author | Bonnie Waring Bonnie Waring Mathias Neumann Iain Colin Prentice Mark Adams Pete Smith Martin Siegert |
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| description | The severe consequences of human disruptions to the global carbon cycle have prompted intense interest in strategies to reduce atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Because growing forests capture CO2 in their biomass and soils, large-scale tree planting efforts have been advertised as a viable way to counteract anthropogenic emissions as part of net-zero emission strategies. Here, we assess the potential impact of reforestation and afforestation on the global climate system, and identify ecological, economic, and societal implications of such efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a232f7b05c554d548135f330c8ade14f2022-12-21T18:28:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Forests and Global Change2624-893X2020-05-01310.3389/ffgc.2020.00058534891Forests and Decarbonization – Roles of Natural and Planted ForestsBonnie Waring0Bonnie Waring1Mathias Neumann2Iain Colin Prentice3Mark Adams4Pete Smith5Martin Siegert6Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, UT, United StatesGrantham Institute and Department of Life Sciences, Silwood Park, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomInstitute of Silviculture, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Life Sciences, Silwood Park, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomDepartment of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Swinburne University, Hawthorn, VIC, AustraliaInstitute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United KingdomGrantham Institute and Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomThe severe consequences of human disruptions to the global carbon cycle have prompted intense interest in strategies to reduce atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Because growing forests capture CO2 in their biomass and soils, large-scale tree planting efforts have been advertised as a viable way to counteract anthropogenic emissions as part of net-zero emission strategies. Here, we assess the potential impact of reforestation and afforestation on the global climate system, and identify ecological, economic, and societal implications of such efforts.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/ffgc.2020.00058/fullgreenhouse gas emisisonssequestrationCO2 drawdownforest managementnative forestbiodiveristy |
| spellingShingle | Bonnie Waring Bonnie Waring Mathias Neumann Iain Colin Prentice Mark Adams Pete Smith Martin Siegert Forests and Decarbonization – Roles of Natural and Planted Forests Frontiers in Forests and Global Change greenhouse gas emisisons sequestration CO2 drawdown forest management native forest biodiveristy |
| title | Forests and Decarbonization – Roles of Natural and Planted Forests |
| title_full | Forests and Decarbonization – Roles of Natural and Planted Forests |
| title_fullStr | Forests and Decarbonization – Roles of Natural and Planted Forests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forests and Decarbonization – Roles of Natural and Planted Forests |
| title_short | Forests and Decarbonization – Roles of Natural and Planted Forests |
| title_sort | forests and decarbonization roles of natural and planted forests |
| topic | greenhouse gas emisisons sequestration CO2 drawdown forest management native forest biodiveristy |
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