Nightingale, Andrea
- Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- University of Oslo (UiO)
Research article2019Peer reviewed
Ojha, Hemant; Maraseni, Tek; Nightingale, Andrea; Bhattarai, Basundhara; Khatri, Dil
As climate policies incentivise forest carbon enhancement, forest ecosystems have been reduced to carbon forestry. As a result, the potential of forests for both the natural world and human beings is being severely compromised. Co-benefits to ecosystems and communities have often been presented as a solution but without much effect. In this paper, we highlight how the current discourse on forest and climate change has become carbon centric, masking the overall resilience building potential of forest ecosystems. We also explore potential ways forward.
Forest Policy and Economics
2019, Volume: 101, pages: 15-18
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Forest Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2019.01.007
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/98975