Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions.

Autor: Williams BA; Institute for Capacity Exchange in Environmental Decisions, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. brooke.a.williams@qut.edu.au.; School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. brooke.a.williams@qut.edu.au.; School of the Environment, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. brooke.a.williams@qut.edu.au.; Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. brooke.a.williams@qut.edu.au., Beyer HL; Institute for Capacity Exchange in Environmental Decisions, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.; Mombak, São Paulo, Brazil., Fagan ME; Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA., Chazdon RL; Institute for Capacity Exchange in Environmental Decisions, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.; Forest Research Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia., Schmoeller M; Institute for Capacity Exchange in Environmental Decisions, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia., Sprenkle-Hyppolite S; Center for Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International, Arlington, VA, USA., Griscom BW; Center for Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International, Arlington, VA, USA., Watson JEM; School of the Environment, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.; Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia., Tedesco AM; Institute for Capacity Exchange in Environmental Decisions, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.; School of the Environment, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.; Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia., Gonzalez-Roglich M; Moore Center for Science, Conservation International, Arlington, VA, USA.; Wildlife Conservation Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Daldegan GA; Moore Center for Science, Conservation International, Arlington, VA, USA., Bodin B; Amazon Conservation Association, Washington, DC, USA., Celentano D; Instituto Socioambiental, São Paulo, Brazil., Wilson SJ; School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada., Rhodes JR; School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.; School of the Environment, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.; Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia., Alexandre NS; Center for Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International, Arlington, VA, USA.; United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY, USA., Kim DH; United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY, USA., Bastos D; Institute for Capacity Exchange in Environmental Decisions, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia., Crouzeilles R; Institute for Capacity Exchange in Environmental Decisions, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.; Mombak, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nature [Nature] 2024 Oct 30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 30.
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08106-4
Abstrakt: Extensive forest restoration is a key strategy to meet nature-based sustainable development goals and provide multiple social and environmental benefits 1 . Yet achieving forest restoration at scale requires cost-effective methods 2 . Tree planting in degraded landscapes is a popular but costly forest restoration method that often results in less biodiverse forests when compared to natural regeneration techniques under similar conditions 3 . Here we assess the current spatial distribution of pantropical natural forest (from 2000 to 2016) and use this to present a model of the potential for natural regeneration across tropical forested countries and biomes at a spatial resolution of 30 m. We estimate that an area of 215 million hectares-an area greater than the entire country of Mexico-has potential for natural forest regeneration, representing an above-ground carbon sequestration potential of 23.4 Gt C (range, 21.1-25.7 Gt) over 30 years. Five countries (Brazil, Indonesia, China, Mexico and Colombia) account for 52% of this estimated potential, showcasing the need for targeting restoration initiatives that leverage natural regeneration potential. Our results facilitate broader equitable decision-making processes that capitalize on the widespread opportunity for natural regeneration to help achieve national and global environmental agendas.
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