Cheap carbon and biodiversity co-benefits from forest regeneration in a hotspot of endemism

James J. Gilroy (), Paul Woodcock, Felicity A. Edwards, Charlotte Wheeler, Brigitte L. G. Baptiste, Claudia A. Medina Uribe, Torbjørn Haugaasen and David P. Edwards ()
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James J. Gilroy: Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Paul Woodcock: Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Felicity A. Edwards: School of Biology, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT
Charlotte Wheeler: UCL, WC1E 6BT
Brigitte L. G. Baptiste: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
Claudia A. Medina Uribe: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
Torbjørn Haugaasen: Norwegian University of Life Sciences
David P. Edwards: University of Sheffield, S10 2TN

Nature Climate Change, 2014, vol. 4, issue 6, 503-507

Abstract: Selecting economically viable forest management strategies that deliver carbon storage and biodiversity benefits can be a difficult task. Now, research in the western Andes of Colombia shows that naturally regenerating forests can quickly accumulate carbon and support diverse ecological communities at minimal cost.

Date: 2014
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