Can carbon be “sequestered” while preserving the biodiversity of forests? Review of scientific evidence and recommendations
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https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v11i1.2319Keywords:
REDD , carbon-biodiversity relationship, tropical forest, soil, mitigation, climate changeAbstract
Tropical forests store a great portion of the terrestrial carbon in their biomass and initiatives such as REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) aim to avoid the emission of this carbon by protecting forests. Nevertheless, not all carbon-rich forests are also rich in biodiversity. Here, I summarize existing information on the carbon-biodiversity relationship in tropical forests, highlighting the need for REDD+ to explicitly consider biodiversity conservation, not just carbon sequestration.References
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