Forestation at the right time with the right species can generate persistent carbon benefits in China.

ABSTRACT: Previous evaluations on the biophysical potential of forest carbon sink have focused on forestation area distribution and the associated carbon stock for equilibrium-state forests after centuries-long growth. These approaches, however, have limited relevance for climate policies because they ignore the near-term and mid-term decadal carbon uptake dynamics and suitable forest species for forestation. This study developed a forestation roadmap to support China's "carbon neutrality" objective in 2060 by addressing three key questions of forestation: where, with what forest species, and when to afforest. The results yielded a high-confidence potential forestation map for China at a resolution of 1 km with the identified optimal native forest type or species. Our analysis revealed an additional

SUBMITTER: Xu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10576152 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature