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Reduced-impact logging for climate change mitigation (RIL-C) can halve selective logging emissions from tropical forests.

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dc.contributor.authorEllis, P.W.
dc.contributor.authorGoodman, R.C.
dc.contributor.authorPutz, Francis E.
dc.contributor.authorRoopsind, A.
dc.contributor.authorUmunay, P.M.
dc.contributor.authorZalman, J.
dc.contributor.authorEllis, E.A.
dc.contributor.authorMo, K.
dc.contributor.authorGregoire, T.G.
dc.contributor.authorGriscom, B.W.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:55:20Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:55:20Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/555
dc.titleReduced-impact logging for climate change mitigation (RIL-C) can halve selective logging emissions from tropical forests.en
dcterms.abstractSelective logging causes at least half of the emissions from tropical forest degradation. Reduced-impact logging for climate (RIL-C) is proposed as a way to maintain timber production while minimizing forest damage. Here we synthesize data from 61 coordinated field-based surveys of logging impacts in seven countries across the tropics. We estimate that tropical selective logging emitted 834 Tg CO2 in 2015, 6% of total tropical greenhouse gas emissions. Felling, hauling, and skidding caused 59%, 31%, and 10% of these emissions, respectively. We suggest that RIL-C incentive programs consider a feasible target carbon impact factor of 2.3 Mg emitted per Mg of timber extracted. Operational modifications are needed to achieve this target, such as reduced wood waste, narrower haul roads, and lower impact skidding equipment. Full implementation would reduce logging emissions by 44% (366 Tg CO2 year?1) and deliver 4% of the nationally determined contributions to the Paris Climate Agreement from tropical countries, while maintaining timber supplies.en
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dcterms.bibliographicCitationEllis, P.W., Gopalakrishna, T., Goodman, R.C., Putz, F.E., Roopsind, A., Umunay, P.M., Zalman, J., Ellis, E.A., Mo, K., Gregoire, T.G. and Griscom, B.W., 2019. Reduced-impact logging for climate change mitigation (RIL-C) can halve selective logging emissions from tropical forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 438, pp.255-266en
dcterms.issued2019
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0en
dcterms.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.evidenceCategoryFSC impact-related
fsc.focus.forestZoneTropical
fsc.focus.sustainDimensionEnvironmental
fsc.inTransitionno
fsc.issue.environmentalForest disturbance, forest degradation
fsc.subjectForest disturbance
fsc.subjectForest degradation
fsc.subjectRIL
fsc.subjectHarvesting
fsc.subjectCarbon stock
fsc.subjectCarbon dioxide emissions
fsc.topic.environmentalRIL
fsc.topic.environmentalHarvesting
fsc.topic.environmentalCarbon
is.availability.fullTextFull text available
is.contributor.funderTypePrivate funds (NGOs, companies, VSS self-funded etc)
is.contributor.memberForest Stewardship Council
is.coverage.countryMexico
is.coverage.countryPeru
is.coverage.countrySuriname
is.coverage.countryGabon
is.coverage.countryCongo
is.coverage.countryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
is.coverage.countryIndonesia
is.coverage.countryAlpha2MX
is.coverage.countryAlpha2PE
is.coverage.countryAlpha2SR
is.coverage.countryAlpha2GA
is.coverage.countryAlpha2CG
is.coverage.countryAlpha2ID
is.coverage.geographicLevelCountry
is.coverage.latitude23.634501
is.coverage.latitude-9.189967
is.coverage.latitude3.919305
is.coverage.latitude-0.803689
is.coverage.latitude-0.228021
is.coverage.latitude-4.038333
is.coverage.latitude-0.789275
is.coverage.longitude-102.552784
is.coverage.longitude-75.015152
is.coverage.longitude-56.027783
is.coverage.longitude11.609444
is.coverage.longitude15.827659
is.coverage.longitude21.758664
is.coverage.longitude113.921327
is.evaluation.collectionField measurement
is.evaluation.collectionMapping
is.evaluation.counterfactsYes
is.evaluation.dataSourceGeospatial data layers
is.evaluation.findingsCarbon emissions resulting from logging in tropical forests across the seven countries did not differ between FSC-certified and uncertified forests.
is.evaluation.notesThe authors mention that certified and uncertified forests share many characteristics, but they were not fully matched, therefore the comparisons should be considered naïve.
is.evaluation.outcomeyes
is.evaluation.significanceStatistically significant
is.evidenceSubTypeEmpirical study - with matched control, data collected before and after intervention
is.evidenceTypeEmpirical study
is.focus.productsOther forestry and logging
is.focus.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
is.focus.sectorsAgriculture
is.focus.sectorsForestry
is.focus.sustainDimensionEnvironmental
is.focus.sustainIssueClimate change
is.focus.sustainLensRisk mitigation / management
is.focus.sustainOutcomeClimate change adaptation/resilience
is.focus.systemElementMandE outcomes and impacts
is.focus.systemElementMandE performance monitoring
is.identifier.codeImpacts
is.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.02.004
is.identifier.fscdoihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international780
is.identifier.schemeNameForest Stewardship Council
is.identifier.schemeTypeVoluntary Sustainability Standards
is.item.reviewStatusPeer reviewed
is.journalNameForest Ecology and Management
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