Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential

Autores
Mo, Lidong; Zohner, Constantin M.; Reich, Peter B.; Liang, Jingjing; de-Miguel, Sergio; Nabuurs, Gert-Jan; Renner, Susanne S.; van den Hoogen, Johan; Araza, Arnan; Herold, Martin; Peri, Pablo Luis; Crowther, Thomas W.
Año de publicación
2023
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
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versión publicada
Descripción
Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system1. Remote-sensing estimates to quantify carbon losses from global forests2–5 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 approaches2,7,8 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 idea2,3,9 that the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of diverse forests offer valuable contributions to meeting global climate and biodiversity targets.
EEA Santa Cruz
Fil: Mo, Lidong. Institute of Integrative Biology. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology); Suiza
Fil: Zohner, Constantin M. Institute of Integrative Biology. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology); Suiza
Fil: Reich, Peter B. University of Minnesota. Department of Forest Resources; Estados Unidos
Fil: Reich, Peter B. Western Sydney University. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment; Australia.
Fil: Reich, Peter B. University of Michigan. Institute for Global Change Biology; Estados Unidos
Fil: Liang, Jingjing. Purdue University. Department of Forestry and Natural Resources; Estados Unidos
Fil: de-Miguel, Sergio. University of Lleida. Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences and Engineering; España
Fil: de-Miguel, Sergio. Joint Research Unit CTFC - AGROTECNIO – CERCA; España
Fil: Nabuurs, Gert-Jan. Wageningen University and Research; Países Bajos
Fil: Renner, Susanne S. Washington University. Department of Biology; Estados Unidos
Fil: van den Hoogen, Johan. Institute of Integrative Biology. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology); Suiza
Fil: Araza, Arnan. Wageningen University and Research; Países Bajos
Fil: Herold, Martin. Helmholtz GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics Section; Alemania.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral.; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Crowther, Thomas W. Institute of Integrative Biology. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology); Suiza
Fuente
Nature 624 (7990) : 92-101. (December 2023)
Materia
Primary Forests
Climate Change
Forest Ecology
Restoration
Land-use Change
Carbon Sinks
Remote Sensing
Biodiversity
Sustainability
Bosques Primarios
Cambio Climático
Ecología Forestal
Restauración
Cambio de Uso de la Tierra
Sumideros de Carbono
Teledetección
Resource Conservation
Conservación de los Recursos
Biodiversidad
Sostenibilidad
Forest Carbon
Carbon Losses
Carbono Forestal
Pérdidas de Carbono
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spelling Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potentialMo, LidongZohner, Constantin M.Reich, Peter B.Liang, Jingjingde-Miguel, SergioNabuurs, Gert-JanRenner, Susanne S.van den Hoogen, JohanAraza, ArnanHerold, MartinPeri, Pablo LuisCrowther, Thomas W.Primary ForestsClimate ChangeForest EcologyRestorationLand-use ChangeCarbon SinksRemote SensingBiodiversitySustainabilityBosques PrimariosCambio ClimáticoEcología ForestalRestauraciónCambio de Uso de la TierraSumideros de CarbonoTeledetecciónResource ConservationConservación de los RecursosBiodiversidadSostenibilidadForest CarbonCarbon LossesCarbono ForestalPérdidas de CarbonoForests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system1. Remote-sensing estimates to quantify carbon losses from global forests2–5 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 approaches2,7,8 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 idea2,3,9 that the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of diverse forests offer valuable contributions to meeting global climate and biodiversity targets.EEA Santa CruzFil: Mo, Lidong. Institute of Integrative Biology. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology); SuizaFil: Zohner, Constantin M. Institute of Integrative Biology. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology); SuizaFil: Reich, Peter B. University of Minnesota. Department of Forest Resources; Estados UnidosFil: Reich, Peter B. Western Sydney University. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment; Australia.Fil: Reich, Peter B. University of Michigan. Institute for Global Change Biology; Estados UnidosFil: Liang, Jingjing. Purdue University. Department of Forestry and Natural Resources; Estados UnidosFil: de-Miguel, Sergio. University of Lleida. Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences and Engineering; EspañaFil: de-Miguel, Sergio. Joint Research Unit CTFC - AGROTECNIO – CERCA; EspañaFil: Nabuurs, Gert-Jan. Wageningen University and Research; Países BajosFil: Renner, Susanne S. Washington University. Department of Biology; Estados UnidosFil: van den Hoogen, Johan. Institute of Integrative Biology. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology); SuizaFil: Araza, Arnan. Wageningen University and Research; Países BajosFil: Herold, Martin. Helmholtz GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics Section; Alemania.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral.; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.Fil: Crowther, Thomas W. Institute of Integrative Biology. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
title Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
spellingShingle Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
Mo, Lidong
Primary Forests
Climate Change
Forest Ecology
Restoration
Land-use Change
Carbon Sinks
Remote Sensing
Biodiversity
Sustainability
Bosques Primarios
Cambio Climático
Ecología Forestal
Restauración
Cambio de Uso de la Tierra
Sumideros de Carbono
Teledetección
Resource Conservation
Conservación de los Recursos
Biodiversidad
Sostenibilidad
Forest Carbon
Carbon Losses
Carbono Forestal
Pérdidas de Carbono
title_short Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
title_full Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
title_fullStr Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
title_full_unstemmed Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
title_sort Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mo, Lidong
Zohner, Constantin M.
Reich, Peter B.
Liang, Jingjing
de-Miguel, Sergio
Nabuurs, Gert-Jan
Renner, Susanne S.
van den Hoogen, Johan
Araza, Arnan
Herold, Martin
Peri, Pablo Luis
Crowther, Thomas W.
author Mo, Lidong
author_facet Mo, Lidong
Zohner, Constantin M.
Reich, Peter B.
Liang, Jingjing
de-Miguel, Sergio
Nabuurs, Gert-Jan
Renner, Susanne S.
van den Hoogen, Johan
Araza, Arnan
Herold, Martin
Peri, Pablo Luis
Crowther, Thomas W.
author_role author
author2 Zohner, Constantin M.
Reich, Peter B.
Liang, Jingjing
de-Miguel, Sergio
Nabuurs, Gert-Jan
Renner, Susanne S.
van den Hoogen, Johan
Araza, Arnan
Herold, Martin
Peri, Pablo Luis
Crowther, Thomas W.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Primary Forests
Climate Change
Forest Ecology
Restoration
Land-use Change
Carbon Sinks
Remote Sensing
Biodiversity
Sustainability
Bosques Primarios
Cambio Climático
Ecología Forestal
Restauración
Cambio de Uso de la Tierra
Sumideros de Carbono
Teledetección
Resource Conservation
Conservación de los Recursos
Biodiversidad
Sostenibilidad
Forest Carbon
Carbon Losses
Carbono Forestal
Pérdidas de Carbono
topic Primary Forests
Climate Change
Forest Ecology
Restoration
Land-use Change
Carbon Sinks
Remote Sensing
Biodiversity
Sustainability
Bosques Primarios
Cambio Climático
Ecología Forestal
Restauración
Cambio de Uso de la Tierra
Sumideros de Carbono
Teledetección
Resource Conservation
Conservación de los Recursos
Biodiversidad
Sostenibilidad
Forest Carbon
Carbon Losses
Carbono Forestal
Pérdidas de Carbono
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system1. Remote-sensing estimates to quantify carbon losses from global forests2–5 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 approaches2,7,8 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 idea2,3,9 that the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of diverse forests offer valuable contributions to meeting global climate and biodiversity targets.
EEA Santa Cruz
Fil: Mo, Lidong. Institute of Integrative Biology. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology); Suiza
Fil: Zohner, Constantin M. Institute of Integrative Biology. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology); Suiza
Fil: Reich, Peter B. University of Minnesota. Department of Forest Resources; Estados Unidos
Fil: Reich, Peter B. Western Sydney University. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment; Australia.
Fil: Reich, Peter B. University of Michigan. Institute for Global Change Biology; Estados Unidos
Fil: Liang, Jingjing. Purdue University. Department of Forestry and Natural Resources; Estados Unidos
Fil: de-Miguel, Sergio. University of Lleida. Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences and Engineering; España
Fil: de-Miguel, Sergio. Joint Research Unit CTFC - AGROTECNIO – CERCA; España
Fil: Nabuurs, Gert-Jan. Wageningen University and Research; Países Bajos
Fil: Renner, Susanne S. Washington University. Department of Biology; Estados Unidos
Fil: van den Hoogen, Johan. Institute of Integrative Biology. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology); Suiza
Fil: Araza, Arnan. Wageningen University and Research; Países Bajos
Fil: Herold, Martin. Helmholtz GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics Section; Alemania.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral.; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Crowther, Thomas W. Institute of Integrative Biology. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology); Suiza
description Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system1. Remote-sensing estimates to quantify carbon losses from global forests2–5 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 approaches2,7,8 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 idea2,3,9 that the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of diverse forests offer valuable contributions to meeting global climate and biodiversity targets.
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