Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential

• Autores: Mo, Lidong; Zohner, Constantin M.; Reich, Peter B.; Liang, Jingjing; de Miguel, Sergio Ruben; Nabuurs, Gert Jan; Renner, Susanne S.; van den Hoogen, Johan; Araza, Arnan; Herold, Martin; Mirzagholi, Leila; Ma, Haozhi; Averill, Colin; Phillips, Oliver L.; Gamarra, Javier G. P.; Hordijk, Iris; Routh, Devin; Abegg, Meinrad; Adou Yao, Yves C.; Alberti, Giorgio; Almeyda Zambrano, Angelica M.; Vilchez Alvarado, Braulio; Alvarez Dávila, Esteban; Alvarez Loayza, Patricia; Peri, Pablo Luis; Zhou, Mo; Zhu, Zhi Xin; Zo Bi, Irie C.; Gann, George D.; Crowther, Thomas W.
• Año de publicación: 2023
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: carbon potential; Global forest; Climate change; Sustainable management
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system. Remote-sensing estimates to quantify carbon losses from global forests are characterized by considerable uncertainty and we lack a comprehensive ground-sourced evaluation to benchmark these estimates. Here we combine several ground-sourced6 and satellitederived approaches to evaluate the scale of the global forest carbon potential outside agricultural and urban lands. Despite regional variation, the predictions demonstrated remarkable consistency at a global scale, with only a 12% difference between the ground-sourced and satellite-derived estimates. At present, global forest carbon storage is markedly under the natural potential, with a total deficit of 226 Gt (model range = 151–363 Gt) in areas with low human footprint. Most (61%, 139 Gt C) of this potential is in areas with existing forests, in which ecosystem protection can allow forests to recover to maturity. The remaining 39% (87 Gt C) of potential lies in regions in which forests have been removed or fragmented. Although forests cannot be a substitute for emissions reductions, our results support the idea that the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of diverse forests offer valuable contributions to meeting global climate and biodiversity targets.
Fil: Mo, Lidong. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Zohner, Constantin M.. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Reich, Peter B.. Western Sydney University; Australia. University of Michigan; Estados Unidos. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos
Fil: Liang, Jingjing. Purdue University; Estados Unidos
Fil: de Miguel, Sergio Ruben. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Investigaciones en Catálisis y Petroquímica "Ing. José Miguel Parera". Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Investigaciones en Catálisis y Petroquímica "Ing. José Miguel Parera"; Argentina
Fil: Nabuurs, Gert Jan. Wageningen University; Países Bajos
Fil: Renner, Susanne S.. Washington University in St. Louis; Estados Unidos
Fil: van den Hoogen, Johan. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Araza, Arnan. Wageningen University; Países Bajos
Fil: Herold, Martin. Helmholtz GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences; Alemania
Fil: Mirzagholi, Leila. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Ma, Haozhi. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Averill, Colin. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Phillips, Oliver L.. University of Leeds; Reino Unido
Fil: Gamarra, Javier G. P.. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Italia
Fil: Hordijk, Iris. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Routh, Devin. University of Zürich; Suiza
Fil: Abegg, Meinrad. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Adou Yao, Yves C.. University Félix Houphouët-Boigny; Francia
Fil: Alberti, Giorgio. National Biodiversity Future Center; Italia. University of Udine; Italia
Fil: Almeyda Zambrano, Angelica M.. University of Florida; Estados Unidos
Fil: Vilchez Alvarado, Braulio. Tecnológico de Costa Rica TEC; Costa Rica
Fil: Alvarez Dávila, Esteban. Universidad Nacional Abierta y A Distancia (unad);
Fil: Alvarez Loayza, Patricia. Field Museum of Natural History; Estados Unidos
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Santa Cruz. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Santa Cruz. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Santa Cruz. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Santa Cruz; Argentina
Fil: Zhou, Mo. Purdue University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Zhu, Zhi Xin. Hainan University; China
Fil: Zo Bi, Irie C.. National Polytechnic Institute; Francia
Fil: Gann, George D.. Society for Ecological Restoration; Estados Unidos
Fil: Crowther, Thomas W.. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Suiza