Greenhouse gas emissions from tropical forest degradation: an underestimated source

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• 作者：Timothy R. H. Pearson ; Sandra Brown ; Lara Murray…
• 关键词：Carbon stock ; Deforestation ; Forest fire ; Woodfuel ; REDD+ ; Timber harvest
• 刊名：Carbon Balance and Management
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：12
• 期：1
• 全文大小：3593KB
• 刊物主题：Environmental Management; Ecosystems; Forestry;
• 出版者：Springer International Publishing
• ISSN：1750-0680
• 卷排序：12

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BackgroundThe degradation of forests in developing countries, particularly those within tropical and subtropical latitudes, is perceived to be an important contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. However, the impacts of forest degradation are understudied and poorly understood, largely because international emission reduction programs have focused on deforestation, which is easier to detect and thus more readily monitored. To better understand and seize opportunities for addressing climate change it will be essential to improve knowledge of greenhouse gas emissions from forest degradation.