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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
Nature, Volume 624, No. 7990, Year 2023
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Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system 1. Remote-sensing estimates to quantify carbon losses from global forests 2–5 are characterized by considerable uncertainty and we lack a comprehensive ground-sourced evaluation to benchmark these estimates. Here we combine several ground-sourced 6 and satellite-derived approaches 2,7,8 to evaluate the scale of the global forest carbon potential outside agricultural and urban lands. Despite regional variation, the predictions demonstrated remarkable consistency at a global scale, with only a 12% difference between the ground-sourced and satellite-derived estimates. At present, global forest carbon storage is markedly under the natural potential, with a total deficit of 226 Gt (model range = 151–363 Gt) in areas with low human footprint. Most (61%, 139 Gt C) of this potential is in areas with existing forests, in which ecosystem protection can allow forests to recover to maturity. The remaining 39% (87 Gt C) of potential lies in regions in which forests have been removed or fragmented. Although forests cannot be a substitute for emissions reductions, our results support the idea 2,3,9 that the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of diverse forests offer valuable contributions to meeting global climate and biodiversity targets. © 2023, The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Zohner, Constantin M.
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Reich, Peter B.
United States, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Australia, Penrith
Western Sydney University
United States, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Liang, Jingjing
United States, West Lafayette
Purdue University
de-Miguel, Sergio
Spain, Lleida
Universitat de Lleida
Spain, Solsona
Centre Tecnológic Forestal de Catalunya
Nabuurs, Gert Jan (g J.).
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Renner, Susanne Sabine
United States, St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
van den Hoogen, Johan
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Araza, Arnan B.
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Herold, M.
Germany, Potsdam
Deutsches Geoforschungszentrum Gfz
Averill, Colin
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Phillips, Oliver L.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Gamarra, Javier G.P.
Italy, Rome
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Hordijk, Iris
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Routh, Devin
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Abegg, Meinrad
Switzerland, Birmensdorf
Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt Für Wald, Schnee Und Landschaft Wsl
Adou Yao, Yves C.
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Université de Cocody-abidjan
Alberti, Giorgio
Italy, Udine
Università Degli Studi Di Udine
Almeyda Zambrano, Angélica M.
United States, Gainesville
University of Florida
Alvarado, Braulio Vilchez
Costa Rica, Cartago
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Alvarez-Davila, Esteban
Colombia, Bogota
Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
Álvarez-Loayza, Patricia
United States, Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Alves, Luciana Ferreira
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
do Amaral, Iêda Leão
Brazil, Manaus
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Ammer, Christian
Germany, Gottingen
Georg-august-universität Göttingen
Antón-Fernández, C.
Norway, As
Norsk Institutt for Bioøkonomi
Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro
Bolivia, Santa Cruz
Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado
Arroyo, Luzmila P.
Bolivia, Santa Cruz
Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado
Avitabile, Valerio
Belgium, Brussels
European Commission Joint Research Centre
Aymard, Gerardo Antonio C.
Unknown Affiliation
Baker, Timothy R.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Balazy, Radomir
Poland, Warsaw
Instytut Badawczy Leŝnictwa
Bánki, Olaf S.
Netherlands, Leiden
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Barroso, J. Gonçalves
Brazil, Rio Branco
Universidade Federal do Acre
Bastian, Meredith L.
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Academy of Sciences
United States, Durham
Duke University
Bastin, Jean François
Belgium, Liege
Université de Liège
Birigazzi, Luca
Italy, Grosseto
Forestry Consultant
Birnbaum, Philippe
New Caledonia, Noumea
Institut Agronomique Néo-calédonien Iac
France, Paris
Inrae
Bitariho, Robert
Uganda, Mbarara
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Boeckx, Pascal
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Bongers, Frans J.M.
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Bouriaud, Olivier
Romania, Suceava
Universitatea Stefan Cel Mare Din Suceava
Brancalion, Pedro Henrique Santin
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Brandl, Susanne
Unknown Affiliation
Brearley, Francis Q.
United Kingdom, Manchester
Manchester Metropolitan University
Brienen, Roel J.W.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Broadbent, Eben N.
United States, Gainesville
University of Florida
Bruelheide, Helge
Germany, Halle
Martin-luther-universität Halle-wittenberg
Germany, Leipzig
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Idiv Halle-jena-leipzig
Bussotti, Filippo
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze
Cazzolla Gatti, Roberto
Italy, Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università Di Bologna
César, Ricardo Gomes
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Češljar, Goran
Unknown Affiliation
Chazdon, Robin L.
United States, Storrs
University of Connecticut
Australia, Sippy Downs
University of the Sunshine Coast
Chen, Han Y.H.
Canada, Thunder Bay
Lakehead University
Chisholm, Chelsea L.
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Cho, Hyunkook
Unknown Affiliation
Cienciala, Emil
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Clark, Connie J.
United States, Durham
Duke University
Clark, David B.
United States, St. Louis
University of Missouri-st. Louis
Colletta, Gabriel Dalla
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Coomes, David Anthony
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Cornejo-Valverde, Fernando H.
Unknown Affiliation
Corral-Rivas, José Javier
Mexico, Durango
Universidad Juárez Del Estado de Durango
Crim, Philip
United States, Morgantown
West Virginia University
United States, Albany
College of Saint Rose
Cumming, Jonathan Reast
United States, Morgantown
West Virginia University
Dayanandan, Selvadurai
Canada, Montreal
Concordia University
Gasper, André L.
Brazil, Blumenau
Universidade Regional de Blumenau
Decuyper, Mathieu
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Derroire, Géraldine
France, Paris
Cirad
DeVries, Ben
Canada, Guelph
University of Guelph
Djordjevic, Ilija
Unknown Affiliation
Doležal, Jiří
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice
Jihočeská Univerzita V Českých Budějovicích
Dourdain, Aurelie K.
France, Paris
Cirad
Engone-Obiang, Nestor Laurier
Gabon, Libreville
Iret
Enquist, Brian J.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
United States, Santa fe
Santa fe Institute
Eyre, Teresa J.
Australia
Queensland Herbarium
Fandohan, Adandé Belarmain
Benin, Kétou
Université Nationale D'agriculture
Fayle, Tom Maurice
United Kingdom, London
Queen Mary University of London
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Feldpausch, Ted R.
United Kingdom, Exeter
University of Exeter
Ferreira, Leandro Valle
Brazil, Belem
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
Finér, Leena
Finland, Helsinki
Natural Resources Institute Finland Luke
Fischer, Markus
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
Fletcher, Christine Dawn
Malaysia, Kepong
Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia
Frizzera, Lorenzo
Italy, San Michele All'adige
Fondazione Edmund Mach
Gianelle, Damiano
Italy, San Michele All'adige
Fondazione Edmund Mach
Glick, Henry B.
Unknown Affiliation
Harris, David J.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Hector, Andy
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Hemp, Andreas J.
Germany, Bayreuth
Universität Bayreuth
Hengeveld, Geerten M.
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Herault, Bruno
France, Montpellier
Forêts et Sociétés
Cote D'ivoire, Yamoussoukro
National Polytechnic Institute Inp-hb
Herbohn, John L.
Australia, Sippy Downs
University of the Sunshine Coast
Hillers, Annika
United Kingdom, Bedford
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Liberia, Monrovia
Wild Chimpanzee Foundation
Honorio Coronado, Euridice N.
Peru, Iquitos
Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana
Hui, Cang
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
South Africa, Muizenberg
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Ibanez, Thomas T.
Unknown Affiliation
Imai, Nobuo
Japan, Tokyo
Tokyo University of Agriculture
Jagodziński, Andrzej M.
Poland, Warszawa
Polish Academy of Sciences
Poland, Poznan
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
Jaroszewicz, Bogdan
Poland, Warsaw
University of Warsaw
Johannsen, Vivian Kvist
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Joly, Carlos Alfredo
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Jucker, Tommaso
United Kingdom, Bristol
University of Bristol
Jung, Ilbin
Unknown Affiliation
Karminov, Viktor N.
Russian Federation, Mytishchi
Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Mytyschy Branch
Kartawinata, Kuswata
United States, Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Kearsley, Elizabeth
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Kenfack, David
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Kennard, Deborah K.
United States, Grand Junction
Colorado Mesa University
Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Keppel, Gunnar
Australia, Adelaide
University of South Australia
Khan, Mohammed Latif
India, Sagar
Dr. H. S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar
Killeen, Timothy J.
Bolivia, Santa Cruz
Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado
Kim, Hyunseok
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
South Korea, Seoul
National Center for Agro Meteorology
Koehl, Michael
Germany, Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Korjus, Henn
Estonia, Tartu
Eesti Maaülikool
Kraxner, Florian
Austria, Laxenburg
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
Kucher, Dmitry Evgenievich
Russian Federation, Moscow
Rudn University
Laarmann, Diana
Estonia, Tartu
Eesti Maaülikool
Lang, Mait
Estonia, Tartu
Eesti Maaülikool
Lu, Huicui
China, Qingdao
Qingdao Agricultural University
Lukina, Natal’ya Vasil’evna Vasil’evna
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Maitner, Brian S.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Malhi, Yadvinder Singh
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Marcon, Éric
Unknown Affiliation
Marimon, Beatriz Schwantes
Brazil, Caceres
Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
Marimon-Júnior, Ben Hur
Brazil, Caceres
Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
Marshall, Andrew Robert
Australia, Sippy Downs
University of the Sunshine Coast
United Kingdom, York
University of York
United Kingdom, Malton
Flamingo Land Ltd.
Martin, Emanuel H.
Tanzania, Moshi
The College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka
Meave, Jorge A.
Mexico, Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Mendoza, Casimiro
Unknown Affiliation
Merow, Cory
United States, Storrs
University of Connecticut
Monteagudo-Mendoza, Abel L.
Peru, Oxapampa
Jardin Botanico de Missouri
Peru, Cusco
Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad Del Cusco
Moreno, Vanessa De Souza
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Mukul, Sharif Ahmed
Australia, Sippy Downs
University of the Sunshine Coast
Bangladesh, Dhaka
United International University
Nava-Miranda, Maria Guadalupe
Mexico, Durango
Universidad Juárez Del Estado de Durango
Spain, Santiago de Compostela
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Neill, David A.
Ecuador, Puyo
Amazonia State University
Neldner, Victor John
Australia
Queensland Herbarium
Ngugi, Michael R.
Australia
Queensland Herbarium
Niklaus, Pascal Alex
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Oleksyn, Jacek K.
Poland, Warszawa
Polish Academy of Sciences
Ontikov, Petr V.
Russian Federation, Mytishchi
Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Mytyschy Branch
Ortiz-Malavasi, Edgar
Costa Rica, Cartago
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Paquette, Alain
Unknown Affiliation
Parada-Gutierrez, Alexander
Bolivia, Santa Cruz
Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado
Parfenova, Elena I.
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Park, Minjee
United States, West Lafayette
Purdue University
South Korea, Seoul
Seoul National University
Parren, Marc P.E.
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Parthasarathy, Narayanaswamy
India, Puducherry
Pondicherry University
Peri, Pablo Luis
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Pfautsch, Sebastian
Australia, Penrith
Western Sydney University
Picard, Nicolas
Unknown Affiliation
Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez
Brazil, Manaus
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Piotto, Daniel
Brazil, Itabuna
Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
Pitman, Nigel C.A.
United States, Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Poulsen, Axel Dalberg
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Poulsen, John R.
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
United States, Arlington
Nature Conservancy
Pretzsch, Hans
Germany, Munich
Technische Universität München
Spain, Valladolid
Universidad de Valladolid
Restrepo-Correa, Zorayda
Unknown Affiliation
Rolim, Samir Gonçalves
Brazil, Itabuna
Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
Roopsind, Anand
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
Rovero, Francesco
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze
Rutishauser, Ervan
Unknown Affiliation
Saikia, Purabi
India, Ranchi
Central University of Jharkhand
Saner, Philippe
Unknown Affiliation
Schall, Peter
Germany, Gottingen
Georg-august-universität Göttingen
Schelhaas, Mart Jan
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Schepaschenko, Dmitry
Austria, Laxenburg
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk
Siberian Federal University
Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael
Germany, Freiburg Im Breisgau
Universität Freiburg
Schmid, Bernhard
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Schöngart, Jochen
Brazil, Manaus
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Searle, Eric B.
Unknown Affiliation
Serra-Diaz, Josep Maria
France, Champenoux
Centre de Recherche Grand Est-nancy
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitet
Sheil, Douglas
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Norway, As
Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet
Shvidenko, Anatoly Z.
Austria, Laxenburg
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
Silva-Espejo, Javier Eduardo
Chile, La Serena
Universidad de la Serena
Silveira, Marcos
Brazil, Rio Branco
Universidade Federal do Acre
Singh, James
Unknown Affiliation
Sist, Plinio L.J.
France, Montpellier
Forêts et Sociétés
Slik, Ferry
Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Sonké, Bonaventure
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Stereńczak, Krzysztof Jan
Unknown Affiliation
Svenning, Jens Christian
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitet
Svoboda, Miroslav
Czech Republic, Prague
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Tchebakova, Nadezhda M.
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
ter Steege, Hans H.
Netherlands, Leiden
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Netherlands, Utrecht
Universiteit Utrecht
Thomas, Raquel S.
Unknown Affiliation
Tikhonova, Elena V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Umunay, Peter M.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Usoltsev, Vladimir Andreevich
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg
Botanical Garden of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Valencia, Renato L.
Ecuador, Quito
Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Ecuador
Valladares, Fernando
Spain, Madrid
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
van der Plas, Fons
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
van do, Tran
Viet Nam, Hanoi
Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences
van Nuland, Michael E.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Verbeeck, Hans
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Viana, Hélder Filipe Dos Santos
Portugal, Vila Real
University of Trás-os-montes and Alto Douro
Portugal, Viseu
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
Vibrans, Alexander Christian
Brazil, Blumenau
Universidade Regional de Blumenau
Vieira, Simone Aparecida
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
von Gadow, Klaus
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Wang, Huafeng
China, Beijing
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Werner, Gijsbert D.A.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Wiser, Susan K.
New Zealand, Lincoln
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Woell, Hannsjoerg
Unknown Affiliation
Wortel, Verginia
Unknown Affiliation
Zagt, Roderick J.
Netherlands, Wageningen
Tropenbos International
Zawiła-Niedźwiecki, Tomasz
Poland, Warsaw
Coordination Center for Environmental Projects
Zhang, Chunyu
China, Beijing
Beijing Forestry University
Zhao, Xiuhai
China, Beijing
Beijing Forestry University
Zhou, Mo
United States, West Lafayette
Purdue University
Zo-Bi, Irié Casimir
Cote D'ivoire, Yamoussoukro
National Polytechnic Institute Inp-hb
Gann, George D.
United States, Washington
Society for Ecological Restoration
Crowther, Thomas Ward
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Statistics
Citations: 15
Authors: 211
Affiliations: 156
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/s41586-023-06723-z
ISSN:
00280836
Research Areas
Environmental