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Cuadernos de Investigación UNED

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VINCENT, Andrea G.. Can carbon be "sequestered" while preserving the biodiversity of forests? Review of scientific evidence and recommendations. Cuadernos de Investigación UNED [online]. 2019, vol.11, n.1, pp.44-47. ISSN 1659-4266.

Tropical forests store a great portion of the terrestrial carbon in their biomass and initiatives such as REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) aim to avoid the emission of this carbon by protecting forests. Nevertheless, not all carbon-rich forests are also rich in biodiversity. Here, I summarize existing information on the carbon-biodiversity relationship in tropical forests, highlighting the need for REDD+ to explicitly consider biodiversity conservation, not just carbon sequestration.

Keywords : REDD+; carbon-biodiversity relationship; tropical forest; soil; mitigation; climate change.

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