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Improved Tropical Forest Management for Carbon Retention

Francis E. PutzUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. [email protected]Pieter A. ZuidemaUtrecht university > > > >Michelle A. PinardRené BootUtrecht university > > > >Jeffrey SayerIUCN World Conservat UnionDouglas SheilCtr Int Forestry ResPlínio SistEliasBogor Agricultural UniversityJerome K. Vanclay

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Abstract

Using reduced-impact timber-harvesting practices in legally logged tropical forests would reduce global carbon emissions by 0.16 Gt/year at a modest cost and with little risk of "leakage" (increased carbon emissions elsewhere).

Topics

Forest Management and Policy Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Forest Biomass Utilization and Management

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060166

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