The biodiversity and ecosystem service contributions and trade-offs of forest restoration approaches
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Published in Science · View the paper (DOI)
A new study found that restoring diverse native forests delivers greater climate and environmental benefits than simple tree plantations, but plantations outperform native forests in wood production. The research synthesized data from over 26,000 records to assess the relative performance of different forest restoration approaches.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Forest restoration must navigate trade-offs between environmental and wood production goals University of Cambridge · Mar 17, 2022 · first to report
- PKU College of Urban and Environmental Sciences find natural forests outperform plantations environmentally, not economically Peking University · Mar 17, 2022
- Native forests deliver ecosystem benefits more effectively than tree plantations American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Mar 17, 2022