Beyond carbon: The contributions of South American tropical humid and subhumid forests to ecosystem services

LS Borma, MH Costa, HR da Rocha… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical forests are recognized for their role in providing diverse ecosystem services (ESs),
with carbon uptake the best recognized. The capacity of tropical forests to provide ESs is …

Exceeding 1.5 C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points

DI Armstrong McKay, A Staal, JF Abrams… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Climate tipping points occur when change in a part of the climate system becomes self-
perpetuating beyond a warming threshold, leading to substantial Earth system impacts …

Ecological integrity of tropical secondary forests: concepts and indicators

MF Rosenfield, CC Jakovac, DLM Vieira… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Naturally regenerating forests or secondary forests (SFs) are a promising strategy for
restoring large expanses of tropical forests at low cost and with high environmental benefits …

Dietary change in high-income nations alone can lead to substantial double climate dividend

Z Sun, L Scherer, A Tukker, SA Spawn-Lee… - Nature Food, 2022 - nature.com
A dietary shift from animal-based foods to plant-based foods in high-income nations could
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from direct agricultural production and increase carbon …

[PDF][PDF] Agriculture, forestry and other land uses (AFOLU)

GJ Nabuurs, R Mrabet, AA Hatab… - Climate Change 2022 …, 2023 - library.wur.nl
Executive Summary The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use1 (AFOLU) sector
encompasses managed ecosystems and offers significant mitigation opportunities while …

The carbon sink of secondary and degraded humid tropical forests

VHA Heinrich, C Vancutsem, R Dalagnol, TM Rosan… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The globally important carbon sink of intact, old-growth tropical humid forests is declining
because of climate change, deforestation and degradation from fire and logging …

Asymmetric influence of forest cover gain and loss on land surface temperature

Y Su, C Zhang, P Ciais, Z Zeng, A Cescatti… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
The direct biophysical effects of fine-scale tree cover changes on temperature are not well
understood. Here, we show how land surface temperature responds to subgrid gross tree …

Human degradation of tropical moist forests is greater than previously estimated

C Bourgoin, G Ceccherini, M Girardello, C Vancutsem… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Tropical forest degradation from selective logging, fire and edge effects is a major driver of
carbon and biodiversity loss,–, with annual rates comparable to those of deforestation …

Amazonian forest degradation must be incorporated into the COP26 agenda

CHL Silva Junior, NS Carvalho, ACM Pessôa… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
To the Editor—Nations will reaffirm their commitment to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26; www …

Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions

BA Williams, HL Beyer, ME Fagan, RL Chazdon… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Extensive forest restoration is a key strategy to meet nature-based sustainable development
goals and provide multiple social and environmental benefits. Yet achieving forest …