Journal article
Co-benefits of biodiversity and carbon from regenerating secondary forests in the Philippines uplands: implications for forest landscapes restoration
Biotropica, Vol.48(6), pp.882-889
2016
Abstract
Shifting cultivation is a widespread practice in tropical forested areas that policy makers often regard as the major cause of forest degradation. Secondary fallow forests regrowing after shifting cultivation are generally not viewed as suitable for biodiversity conservation and carbon retention. Drawing upon our research in the Philippines and other relevant case studies, we compared the biodiversity and carbon sequestration in recovering secondary forests after shifting cultivation to other land uses that commonly follow shifting cultivation. Regenerating secondary forests had higher biodiversity than fast-growing timber plantations and other restoration options available in the area. Some old plantations, however, provided carbon benefits comparable the old-growth forest, although their biodiversity was less than that of the regenerating forests. Our study demonstrates that secondary forests regrowing after shifting cultivation have a high potential for iodiversity and carbon sequestration, representing an effective strategy for forest management and restoration in countries where they are common and where the forest is an integral part of rural people's livelihoods. We discuss the issues and potential mechanisms through which such dynamic land use can be incorporated into development projects that are currently financing the sustainable management, conservation, and restoration of tropical forests
Details
- Title
- Co-benefits of biodiversity and carbon from regenerating secondary forests in the Philippines uplands: implications for forest landscapes restoration
- Authors
- Sharif A Mukul (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringJohn L Herbohn (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringJennifer Firn (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Biotropica, Vol.48(6), pp.882-889
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
- Date published
- 2016
- DOI
- 10.1111/btp.12389
- ISSN
- 1744-7429
- Organisation Unit
- Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450513202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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