… To make good decisions about how to cultivate forests for climate-change mitigation, such
as whether it is better to harvest or conserve trees, we must better understand the cause and
future behaviour of this in situ carbon sink. Until more is known, we propose that forestry
management should prioritize 'win–win' strategies — those that increase both forest stocks and
timber harvest, through measures such as protecting trees from animals, or replacing dying
or low-productivity forests (see 'Forest carbon cycle'). … The future trajectory of the carbon …