Reducing forests to carbon sinks poses risk, new report cautions policymakers: IUFRO
NEW YORK, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Launched at the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19), the first global synthesis report on international forest governance in 14 years reveals the rising trend of the 'climatization' of forests.
- NEW YORK, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Launched at the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19), the first global synthesis report on international forest governance in 14 years reveals the rising trend of the 'climatization' of forests.
- This reflects a global shift in political attention and financial support towards primarily valuing forests for their capacity as carbon sinks, diminishing their intrinsic role for ecological and social welfare.
- The new study reveals that the success of international forest governance to slow down deforestation remains limited and hard to measure.
- The increasing urgency of the climate crisis has influenced the commodification of forests for their carbon sequestration potential.