As climate policies incentivise forest carbon enhancement, forest ecosystems have been
reduced to carbon forestry. As a result, the potential of forests for both the natural world and
human beings is being severely compromised. Co-benefits to ecosystems and communities
have often been presented as a solution but without much effect. In this paper, we highlight
how the current discourse on forest and climate change has become carbon centric,
masking the overall resilience building potential of forest ecosystems. We also explore …