articleNature CommunicationsJan 8, 2020GOLD OA

Forest management in southern China generates short term extensive carbon sequestration

XTXiaowei TongMBMartin BrandtYYYuemin YuePCPhilippe CiaisMRMartin Rudbeck Jepsen

University of Copenhagen · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +18 more institutions

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Abstract

Abstract Land use policies have turned southern China into one of the most intensively managed forest regions in the world, with actions maximizing forest cover on soils with marginal agricultural potential while concurrently increasing livelihoods and mitigating climate change. Based on satellite observations, here we show that diverse land use changes in southern China have increased standing aboveground carbon stocks by 0.11 ± 0.05 Pg C y −1 during 2002–2017. Most of this regional carbon sink was contributed by newly established forests (32%), while forests already existing contributed 24%. Forest growth in harvested forest areas contributed 16% and non-forest areas contributed 28% to the carbon sink, while…

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  • Carbon sequestration
  • Term (time)
  • China
  • Carbon fibers
  • Forest management
  • Agroforestry
  • Environmental science
  • Geography
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Zero hunger
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