Financial Comparison of Afforestation Using Redwood and Radiata Pine within New Zealand for Regimes That Derive Value from Timber and Carbon DOI Open Access
Michael S. Watt, Mark O. Kimberley

Forests, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(11), P. 2262 - 2262

Published: Nov. 17, 2023

Carbon sequestration has become an important source of supplementary revenue from forest plantations. Although there are many financial comparisons species based on timber revenue, have been few regional that integrate carbon. Within New Zealand, radiata pine is the most widely planted species, but a recent upsurge in planting rates for coast redwood. Under Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme, areas newly afforested under clear-fell rotational forestry receive carbon payments up to set age, intended represent long-term average successive rotations. Using growth models both objectives this research were regionally quantify (i) how rotation length and averaging age influenced profitability growing redwood (ii) compare carbon, yields, between The results showed legislated 22 years underestimated actual mid-points accumulation, which averaged 26, 28, 31 across lengths 40, 45, 50 years, respectively. optimal varied markedly by region price was often 40 increasing at higher prices, particularly southern regions. regimes where only derived timber, internal rate return (IRR) exceeded eight nine Zealand When received had IRR than prices ranging 29 NZD/tonne CO2 North Island 23 34 all South regions apart Otago. above these values within cold, dry Otago region.

Language: Английский

An integrated AHP-TOPSIS approach for bamboo product evaluation and selection in rural communities DOI Creative Commons
Wirachchaya Chanpuypetch, Jirawan Niemsakul, Walailak Atthirawong

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Decision Analytics Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12, P. 100503 - 100503

Published: July 20, 2024

This study introduces a decision support model integrating the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) select an economic tree product champion (bamboo) benefit rural communities. An extensive literature review expert discussions identified sixteen sub-criteria distributed across five main criteria. The proposes four categories bamboo products as alternatives, emphasizing community-level production capacity. AHP determines priority weights, while TOPSIS prioritizes alternatives conducive becoming within community case study. findings affirm efficacy Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) in identifying champion, with "Value addition potential," "Domestic market demand," "International (export) demand" pivotal Bamboo culm-based energy-related applications emerged chosen Thailand. offers practical implications communities potential investors ventures, allowing customization criteria specific contexts. Socially, focus on highlights diverse benefits along entire supply chain, from upstream downstream. research pioneers model, providing insights into opportunity analysis chain network design based selected champion.

Language: Английский

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A non-native pathogen meets a native host: Austropuccinia psidii infection reduces photosynthesis and alters non-structural carbohydrates in seedlings of Metrosideros excelsa DOI Creative Commons
Hoa N. Nguyen, Peter J. Bellingham, Mahajabeen Padamsee

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Trees, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 39(1)

Published: Jan. 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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Do Pinus radiata hybrids represent a solution to forestry’s wilding conifer problem? DOI Creative Commons
Sarah V. Wyse,

Robert D. Gibson,

Daniel C. Raikes

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Forest Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 585, P. 122618 - 122618

Published: March 13, 2025

Language: Английский

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Bioenergy and Waste DOI Creative Commons
Mika Järvinen,

Hanna Paulomäki,

Han van Kasteren

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Green energy and technology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 461 - 544

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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International use of exotic plantations for native forest restoration and implications for Aotearoa New Zealand DOI Open Access
Grace Rose Marshall, Sarah V. Wyse, Bruce Manley

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New Zealand Journal of Ecology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 27, 2023

The desire for ecosystem restoration and native forest expansion is growing internationally.Transitional forestry, where an exotic plantation transitioned to a forest, potential method of carbon sequestration that gaining interest in Aotearoa New Zealand.However, it currently unknown whether this approach can produce permanent how representative remnant could be.This article explores international research into the use plantations facilitate restoration, specifically ecological processes affecting management interventions which be applied improve transition.We found composition landscape matrix highly influential on regeneration.Increasing vegetation cover at least 25% has strong positive effect regeneration within forests.Increased also improves effective seed dispersal as there are more sources seed, shorter distances travel, improved habitat size connectivity avian dispersers.Further seeds entering forests, by what method, distance from source would useful understanding forests transition barriers may preventing occurring.Canopy manipulation was key tool stimulating establishment growth species plantation, especially those later-successional rely smallscale disturbance their natural succession.Practical methods gradual canopy removal while minimising area requires further research.We pest likely critical transitioning forest.Herbivores present significant barrier succession they prevent survival susceptible regenerating plants have effects structure due preferential browsing.Rodents consume establishing, limiting regeneration.Mammals predate birds disrupt importance many tree species.This review highlighted need transitional forestry revert forest.Research conducted must occur across variety macroclimates, types, soils, landforms throughout ensure advice represents regional differences comprehensive possible.

Language: Английский

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Habitat suitability of five commonly planted non-native trees in Chile: Implications for an invasion process DOI
Bárbara Langdon, Aníbal Pauchard, Ramiro O. Bustamante

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Forest Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 529, P. 120726 - 120726

Published: Dec. 22, 2022

Language: Английский

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Financial comparison of afforestation using redwood and radiata pine under carbon regimes within New Zealand DOI Creative Commons
Michael S. Watt, Mark O. Kimberley, Benjamin S.C. Steer

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Trees Forests and People, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13, P. 100422 - 100422

Published: Aug. 9, 2023

The accurate regional characterisation of the quantity and value carbon for key plantation species is important both forest owners governments. New Zealand committed to reaching net zero by 2050 forests are currently dominated fast growing radiata pine (Pinus radiata) which comprises 90% all plantations. However, coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) a promising alternative species, that particularly suited permanent regimes, as capable rapid growth over hundreds years. Recent increases in price have stimulated afforestation rates within now comprise almost one-quarter new plantings. Using models predict 100 year period, objective this study was regionally compare yields present (NPV) regimes. Model predictions show age years, total exceeded eight nine regions Zealand. Gains were greatest North Island, where on average 74%, with differences up 85% (5,203 vs. 2,808 tonnes CO2/ha at years). Under flat baseline real $80/tonne CO2, NPV very similar four five Island regions. This similarity between maintained across examined range included 26 values ranging from $35 $160/tonne CO2. South greater first 50 years these earlier returns higher weighting discounted cashflow analysis. There marked divergence increasing price. establishment large resource next few decades could greatly assist meet its obligations medium long term.

Language: Английский

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Factors influencing the expressed willingness to transition from collection to cultivation of non-timber forest products: The case of Caesalpinia spinosa in southern Ecuador DOI Creative Commons
Diana Encalada Soto,

Luz María Castro,

Omar Cabrera

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Forest Policy and Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 170, P. 103366 - 103366

Published: Nov. 29, 2024

Language: Английский

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Conservation futures 2050: Developing future scenarios to explore potential socio-economic developments and their impact on biodiversity DOI Creative Commons
Jennifer L. Bufford, Angela J. Brandt, Anne‐Gaelle Ausseil

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PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(12), P. e0311361 - e0311361

Published: Dec. 12, 2024

Large scale changes in biodiversity and conservation management require long-term goals planning across multiple sectors the face of increasing global change. Major trends land use interventions, species additions or losses, climate are well recognized, but responses still often short-term fragmented agencies sectors. Scenario-building can be a powerful tool to imagine possible futures, integrating disciplines promoting thinking planning. As an interdisciplinary team experts, we developed potential scenarios for range future environmental conditions. The explored: ownership stewardship by indigenous peoples (Māori); widespread afforestation using native tree species; national-scale eradication invasive mammalian predators; frequency extreme weather events. We explored implications these globally-relevant at national Aotearoa New Zealand as our study system. Detailed descriptions were experts environmental, economic, social science policy lenses. Across several common themes consistently highlighted, including importance driving other outcomes. How value ecosystem services is recognized prioritized was also important wide Furthermore, each scenario presented both opportunities risks equality, empowerment human capital, emphasizing good maximize benefits minimize unintended harm. These will used stimulate new questions ideas management, such considering different futures biological invasions. This approach explicitly designed generalisable sites regions provides method broad needs.

Language: Английский

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The Potential of Wild Yeasts as Promising Biocontrol Agents against Pine Canker Diseases DOI Creative Commons
Eugenia Iturritxa, Nebai Mesanza, María-Jesús Torija

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Journal of Fungi, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(8), P. 840 - 840

Published: Aug. 11, 2023

Native wild yeasts from forest ecosystems represent an interesting potential source of biocontrol organisms in synergy with disease-tolerant materials. Yeasts have a combination competitive mechanisms and low requirements for their biotechnological application as agents. The current study aimed to increase the number candidates against Fusarium circinatum Diplodia sapinea. enzymatic antagonistic activities were evaluated using different screening methods, which direct impact on growth pathogen was measured well some properties such cellulose lignin degradation, tolerance biocides, volatile compound production, or iron effect, may be interest processes related management diseases. A total 58 yeast strains belonging 21 species obtained oak vineyard evaluated. treatment behaved differently depending plant clone. 2g isolate (Torulaspora delbrueckii) showed highest inhibitory activity D. sapinea 25q 90q (Saccharomyces paradoxus) F. circinatum. Clones IN416 IN216 most susceptible tolerant sapinea, respectively, while opposite observed

Language: Английский

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