Should tree plantations count toward reforestation goals? It’s complicated
Matthew Fagan |
Recent publication on pantropical plantation expansion by LCLUCer Mathew Fagan got Media coverage in Mongabay.
Highlights
Aerial view of a landscape containing native forest in the process of natural regeneration in the understory of eucalyptus plantation (south of the image), regeneration under dead standing eucalyptus trees (center-west), regeneration under 50% dead standing eucalyptus trees (center-east) and regeneration with complete removal of eucalyptus (center). The area is located in “Parque das Neblinas”, in Mogi das Cruzes-SP and demonstrates the potential of using the natural regeneration technique to form “new forests”. Image courtesy of Paulo Guilherme Molin/Federal University of São Carlos. Tuesday, September 13, 2022 |