Recovering forests offset just 26% of carbon emissions from new logging and wildfire, say scientists.
The study also found that one third of forests degraded by logging or fire, were later completely deforested
The study, led by University of Bristol scientists, found destruction of these ecosystems currently far outstripped the pace of regrowth. "While protecting ancient tropical forests remains the priority, we demonstrate the value in sustainably managing forest areas that can recover from human disturbances," she said.
Scientists found areas recovering from human disturbances, such as logging; as well as forests re-growing in previously deforested areas, were annually removing at least 107 million tonnes from the atmosphere.However, the total amount of carbon being taken up in aboveground forest re-growth was only enough to counterbalance 26% of the current carbon emissions from tropical deforestation and degradation.
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