A small subset of protected areas are a highly significant source of carbon emissions

Protected areas (PAs) aim to protect multiple ecosystem services. However, not all are well protected. For the first time, using published carbon and forest loss maps, we estimate carbon emissions in large forest PAs in tropical countries (N = 2018). We found 36 ± 16 Pg C stored in PA trees, represe...

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Autores principales: Collins, Murray B., Mitchard, Edward T. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5301250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28186155
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep41902

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5301250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28186155
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep41902

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