The political ecology playbook for ecosystem restoration: Principles for effective, equitable, and transformative landscapes DOI Creative Commons
Tracey Osborne, Samara Brock, Robin L. Chazdon

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Global Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 70, P. 102320 - 102320

Published: Aug. 12, 2021

• Restoration should address underlying causes of degradation. The Playbook addresses political-economic perspectives within specific contexts. Ten principles how to achieve resilient and equitable ecosystem restoration. Local landscape processes are intricately linked national global scales. aims ecologically, socially economically just landscapes. urgency restoring ecosystems improve human wellbeing mitigate climate biodiversity crises is attracting attention. UN Decade on Ecosystem (2021–2030) a call action support the restoration degraded ecosystems. And yet, many forest efforts, for instance, have failed meet goals; indeed, they worsened social precarities ecological conditions. By merely focusing symptoms loss degradation, these interventions neglected issues equity justice driving decline. To root causes, thus creating sustainable solutions, we develop Political Ecology Restoration. We outline set ten achieving long-lasting, resilient, These guided by political ecology, framework that environmental concerns from broadly economic perspective, attending power, politics, geographic historical Drawing chain explanation , this multi-scale, cross-landscapes produce healthy relationships between people nature socially, – while recognizing such relationships. argue guide worldwide.

Language: Английский

Rates and drivers of aboveground carbon accumulation in global monoculture plantation forests DOI Creative Commons
Jacob J. Bukoski, Susan C. Cook‐Patton, Cyril Melikov

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Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: July 28, 2022

Abstract Restoring forest cover is a key action for mitigating climate change. Although monoculture plantations dominate existing commitments to restore cover, we lack synthetic view of how carbon accumulates in these systems. Here, assemble global database 4756 field-plot measurements from across all forested continents. With data, model accumulation aboveground live tree biomass and examine the biological, environmental, human drivers that influence this growth. Our results identify four-fold variation rates genera, plant functional types, biomes, as well mediators (e.g., genus tree, endemism species, prior land use) rates. nonlinear growth models advance our understanding forests relative mean annual rates, particularly during next few decades are critical

Language: Английский

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India's renewable energy research and policies to phase down coal: Success after Paris agreement and possibilities post-Glasgow Climate Pact DOI
Kripal Singh, Ram Swaroop Meena, Sandeep Kumar

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Biomass and Bioenergy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 177, P. 106944 - 106944

Published: Aug. 31, 2023

Language: Английский

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Ecosystem carbon sequestration service supports the Sustainable Development Goals progress DOI
Caichun Yin, Wenwu Zhao,

Jingqiao Ye

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Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 330, P. 117155 - 117155

Published: Jan. 4, 2023

Language: Английский

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Influences of wildfire on the forest ecosystem and climate change: A comprehensive study DOI

Kandasamy Gajendiran,

Sabariswaran Kandasamy, Mathiyazhagan Narayanan

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Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 240, P. 117537 - 117537

Published: Oct. 30, 2023

Language: Английский

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Embracing a diverse approach to a globally inclusive green energy transition: Moving beyond decarbonisation and recognising realistic carbon reduction strategies DOI Creative Commons
Yousef Ghorbani, Steven E. Zhang, Glen T. Nwaila

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Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 434, P. 140414 - 140414

Published: Dec. 28, 2023

The green energy transition is aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change. Yet, current emphasis on 'green' narrowly centred around decarbonisation, or CO2 reduction, often side-lining roles other gases, such as sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and PCF-14 (CF4), which have a respective 24,300- 7380-times higher global warming potential than time horizon century. In addition, any complex affair that simultaneously impacts environmental, economic social systems, with significant system-level interactions. For example, material requirement for renewable known to be substantial, factor 15 times greater natural gas-based offshore wind generation, almost 7 solar. resulting increased competition materials reducing appetite collaboration. capacity deploy technology participate in change mitigation geographically variable no single solution universally viable. This study examines an expanded definition proposes beyond-decarbonisation approach more comprehensive globally inclusive, pursuit sustainable transition. diversity our promises advantages heightened collaboration, diminished geopolitical tension, improved access, market opportunities, socio-environmental co-benefits. Strategies pivotal this involve understanding role carbon-based systems transition, amplifying resources, augmenting cross-sector efficiency, implementing effective carbon markets, integrating nature-based well removal technologies. Moreover, it imperative implement all-cost all-benefit monitoring evaluation optimise existing decarbonisation methods systematically. could entail use composite metrics normalise gain against economic, environmental metrics. Addressing societal apprehensions requires focus pragmatic fair outcomes, stability, impacts, developmental objectives, public engagement, recognition enterprises. Policymakers are important fostering synergy by policies encourage international investment, enterprise institution fortification, policy integration.

Language: Английский

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The global distribution of plants used by humans DOI Open Access
Samuel Pironon, Ian Ondo, Mauricio Diazgranados

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Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 383(6680), P. 293 - 297

Published: Jan. 18, 2024

Plants sustain human life. Understanding geographic patterns of the diversity species used by people is thus essential for sustainable management plant resources. Here, we investigate global distribution 35,687 utilized spanning 10 use categories (e.g., food, medicine, material). Our findings indicate general concordance between and total diversity, supporting potential simultaneously conserving its contributions to people. Although Indigenous lands across Mesoamerica, Horn Africa, Southern Asia harbor a disproportionate plants, incidence protected areas negatively correlated with richness. Finding mechanisms preserve containing concentrations plants traditional knowledge must become priority implementation Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Language: Английский

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Accounting for albedo change to identify climate-positive tree cover restoration DOI Creative Commons
Natalia Hasler, C. A. Williams,

Vanessa Carrasco Denney

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Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: March 26, 2024

Abstract Restoring tree cover changes albedo, which is the fraction of sunlight reflected from Earth’s surface. In most locations, these in albedo offset or even negate carbon removal benefits with latter leading to global warming. Previous efforts quantify climate mitigation benefit restoring have not accounted robustly for given a lack spatially explicit data. Here we produce maps that show carbon-only estimates may be up 81% too high. While dryland and boreal settings especially severe offsets, it possible find places provide net-positive all biomes. We further on-the-ground projects are concentrated more climate-positive but majority still face at least 20% offset. Thus, strategically deploying restoration maximum requires accounting change tools do so.

Language: Английский

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Biodiversity conservation in the context of climate change: Facing challenges and management strategies DOI
Z. Wang, Tongxin Wang, Xiujuan Zhang

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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 937, P. 173377 - 173377

Published: May 23, 2024

Language: Английский

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Expert review of the science underlying nature-based climate solutions DOI Creative Commons
Brian Buma, Doria R. Gordon, Kristin M. Kleisner

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Nature Climate Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 402 - 406

Published: March 21, 2024

Abstract Viable nature-based climate solutions (NbCS) are needed to achieve goals expressed in international agreements like the Paris Accord. Many NbCS pathways have strong scientific foundations and can deliver meaningful benefits but effective mitigation is undermined by with less certainty. Here we couple an extensive literature review expert elicitation on 43 find that at present most used pathways, such as tropical forest conservation, a solid basis for mitigation. However, experts suggested some many carbon credit eligibility market activity, remain uncertain terms of their efficacy. Sources uncertainty include incomplete GHG measurement accounting. We recommend focusing resolving those uncertainties before broadly scaling implementation quantitative emission or sequestration plans. If appropriate, should be supported cobenefits, biodiversity food security.

Language: Английский

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An Overview of the Role of Forests in Climate Change Mitigation DOI Open Access

Kyriaki Psistaki,

Georgios Τsantopoulos, Anastasia Κ. Paschalidou

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(14), P. 6089 - 6089

Published: July 17, 2024

Nowadays, climate change is recognized as one of the biggest problems world facing, posing a potential threat to environment and almost all aspects human life. Since United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992, many efforts have been made mitigate change, with no considerable results. According projections, temperatures will continue rise, extreme weather events become more frequent, prolonged, intense. Reflecting these concerns, 2015 Paris Agreement was adopted cornerstone for reducing impact aiming limit global warming below 2 °C even keep temperature rise 1.5 °C. To achieve this international goal, focused mitigation actions be required. has strong forests, enhancing their growth but also risks them. Conversely, forests can they surface through influence land–atmosphere energy exchange absorption vast amounts CO2 photosynthesis. Consequently, afforestation reforestation integral components strategies worldwide. This review aims summarize cutting-edge knowledge role mitigation, emphasizing carbon storage capacity. Overall, afforestation/reforestation hinges strategic planning, implementation, local forest conditions. Integrating other removal technologies could enhance long-term effectiveness storage. Ultimately, effective entails both restoring establishing alongside greenhouse gas emissions.

Language: Английский

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