Understanding the importance of primary tropical forest protection as a mitigation strategy

Author: Brendan Mackey, et al.

Date: 2020

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Language: English

Type of resource: Academic article

Topics: Carbon accounting

Given the short time-frame to limit global warming, and the current emissions gap, it is criticalto prioritise mitigation actions. To date, scant attention has been paid to the mitigation benefits of primary forest protection. In this paper we estimate tropical forest ecosystem carbon stocks and flows.