Tropical forests stand out as being the most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystems. They provide essential ecosystem services, such as supplying wild meat for consumption by millions of forest dwellers, and they sequester carbon — some estimates suggest that tropical forests store 25% of global carbon and host 96% of the world’s tree species. Despite their ecological importance, tropical forests face severe threats as a result of human activities, including deforestation by small farmers, the conversion of forest to industrial agriculture and unregulated commercial logging. Writing in Nature, Zwerts et al., provide insights into the consequences of managing timber from tropical forests in a sustainable manner through a certification process.
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https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00878-zAltmetric score:
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Publication year
2024
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English
Keywords
wildlife, tropical forests, biodiversity, logging
