Publication:
Carbon and Biodiversity Impacts of Intensive Versus Extensive Tropical Forestry

dc.contributor.authorGriscom, B.W.
dc.contributor.authorBurivalova, Z.
dc.contributor.authorPutz, F.E.
dc.contributor.authorGoodman, R.C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:55:26Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:55:26Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/578
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen access
dc.titleCarbon and Biodiversity Impacts of Intensive Versus Extensive Tropical Forestryen
dcterms.abstractHow should we meet the demand for wood while minimizing climate and biodiversity impacts? We address this question for tropical forest landscapes designated for timber production. We model carbon and biodiversity outcomes for four archetypal timber production systems that all deliver the same volume of timber but vary in their spatial extent and harvest intensity. We include impacts of variable deforestation risk (secure land tenure or not) and alternative harvesting practices (certified reduced-impact logging methods or not). We find that low-intensity selective logging offers both the best and the worst overall outcomes per unit wood produced, depending on whether certified reduced-impact logging methods are used and whether land tenure is secure. Medium-to-high-intensity natural forest harvests and conversion to high-yield plantations generate intermediate outcomes. Deforestation risk had the strongest influence on overall outcomes. In the absence of deforestation, logging impacts were lowest at intermediate and high management intensities.en
dcterms.issued2018
dcterms.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.evidenceCategoryFSC effect-related studies
fsc.focus.forestType(not yet curated)
fsc.focus.forestZoneTropical
fsc.focus.sustainDimension2. Environmental
fsc.focus.tenureManagement(not yet curated)
fsc.focus.tenureOwnership(not yet curated)
fsc.issue.environmentalCarbon
fsc.issue.environmentalAnimal diversity
fsc.topic.environmental2.4. Compositional diversity
fsc.topic.environmental2.3. Climate
fscdoc.hashidden.adminyes
fscdoc.hashidden.useryes
fscdoc.intransitionno
is.coverage.country(not yet curated)
is.coverage.region(not yet curated)
is.evaluation.collection(not yet curated)
is.evidenceSubTypeFuture scenario or potential effects
is.evidenceTypeModeling study
is.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12362
is.identifier.fscdoihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international827
is.journalNameConservation Letters
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