Publication: Tropical forests are a net carbon source based on aboveground measurements of gain and loss.
Tropical forests are a net carbon source based on aboveground measurements of gain and loss.
| dc.contributor.author | Baccini, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Carvalho, L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Farina, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sulla-Menashe, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Houghton, R.A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:55:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:55:27Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/579 | |
| dc.title | Tropical forests are a net carbon source based on aboveground measurements of gain and loss. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Baccini, A. et al. 2017. Tropical forests are a net carbon source based on aboveground measurements of gain and loss. Science. | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2017 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| fsc.evidenceCategory | FSC-relevant | |
| fsc.focus.forestZone | Tropical | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| fsc.issue.environmental | Deforestation, tree cover loss | |
| fsc.issue.environmental | Forest disturbance, forest degradation | |
| fsc.subject | Carbon stock | |
| fsc.subject | Carbon dioxide emissions | |
| fsc.subject | Forest disturbance | |
| fsc.subject | Forest degradation | |
| fsc.subject | Deforestation | |
| fsc.subject | Tree cover loss | |
| fsc.topic.environmental | Carbon | |
| is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
| is.coverage.geographicLevel | Global | |
| is.evaluation.collection | Satellite imagery | |
| is.evaluation.collection | GIS | |
| is.evaluation.findings | The results indicate that tropical forests release more carbon dioxide than they can absorb, and this more because of forest degradation and disturbance (68.9% of overall losses) than deforestation. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Interestingly: "The vast majority of the land area (79%) across tropical America, Africa and Asia exhibited no significant (p-value > 0.05) change in above ground carbon over the 12-year period of study. In fact, only 15% of the total area registered losses and only 6% registered gains." Which would suggest that forest disturbance is relatively concentrated in certain areas. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | And more specifically: "Tropical America exhibited the largest carbon losses and a net change of ['] 60% of the total change. By comparison, Africa accounted for 24% and Asia for 16% of the total change." | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Those results have an interesting implication for FSC given that it aims at limiting disturbance and degradation associated with logging activity. The certification of 'good forest management' according to FSC standards could thus be particularly helpful to limit carbon loss. This hypothesis would however require some proper investigation to differentiate between the degradation resulting from uncertified logging activity with that of certified one and other extractive activities. | |
| is.evaluation.outcome | Non-applicable | |
| is.evaluation.scope | This study aims at evaluating gain, loss, and net changes in carbon density in tropical forests using 12 years of satellite imagery. The originality of this study is that the method used allows to precisely quantify carbon gains from growth and carbon losses from both land-use change and degradation/disturbance. | |
| is.evidenceType | Empirical study | |
| is.focus.sectors | Agriculture | |
| is.focus.sectors | Forestry | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE outcomes and impacts | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE performance monitoring | |
| is.identifier.code | Impacts | |
| is.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aam5962 | |
| is.identifier.fscdoi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international527 | |
| is.item.reviewStatus | Peer reviewed | |
| is.journalName | Science |