Mixed success for carbon payments and subsidies in support of forest restoration in the neotropics

K Sinacore, EH García, A Finkral, M van Breugel… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Restoration of forests in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) has the potential to
contribute to international carbon mitigation targets. However, high upfront costs and …

Sustainability of Brazilian forest concessions

P Sist, C Piponiot, M Kanashiro, M Pena-Claros… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2006, the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB) started an ambitious program to
establish forest concessions so as to provide a legal framework for long-term sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Plant functional traits under cattle grazing and fallow age scenarios in a tropical dry forest of Northwestern Mexico

S Maza-Villalobos, P García-Ramírez… - Basic and Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Evaluating plant functional traits helps to understand how plants respond to changing
environmental conditions and resource availability associated with disturbance events …

Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of permanent forest reserve (PFR) in Malaysia

R Mundher, S Abu Bakar, S Maulan, MJ Mohd Yusof… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Malaysia has suffered a significant loss of forest cover over the years, mainly due to logging
and land clearance for agriculture activities. Although the forest legislation has long been …

Functional traits to predict financial value of enrichment planting in degraded tropical forests

A Lindh, MK Sundqvist, EP Axelsson, NJ Hasselquist… - New Forests, 2024 - Springer
Demand for tropical timber is expected to rise due to an increased global need for
sustainable renewable materials. However, sustainable tropical timber production remains a …

A common framework to model recovery in disturbed tropical forests

E Maurent, B Hérault, C Piponiot, G Derroire… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite their exceptional biodiversity and carbon stocks, more than 80% of tropical forests
are disturbed. However, a lot of interrogations remain around the ability of vegetation …

Financial revenues from timber harvesting in secondary cloud forests: a case study from Mexico

T Toledo-Aceves, S Günter, MR Guariguata… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Secondary forests, ie, those arising after the clearance and abandonment of previously
forested land, dominate tropical forest landscapes, rapidly sequester carbon, provide …

Strengthening local governance of secondary forest in peru

RR Sears, MR Guariguata, P Cronkleton… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural forest regrowth is critical for restoring ecosystem services in degraded landscapes
and providing forest resources. Those who control tenure and access rights to these …

Active restoration of secondary and degraded forests in the context of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

N Bieng, B Finegan, P Sist - 2022 - cgspace.cgiar.org
2030 was declared in 2019 as the decade on ecosystems restoration by the United Nations
General Assembly (www. decadeonrestoration. org). The declaration warns that ecosystem …

Effects of site conditions on regeneration of African mahogany (Khaya anthotheca) in a semi‐deciduous East African tropical rainforest

JP Okimat, F Babweteera, J Glatthorn… - Restoration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration of high‐value timber trees in logged tropical forests is indispensable as a
conservation strategy and for the enhancement of ecosystem services. Khaya anthotheca is …