A review of planting principles to identify the right place for the right tree for ‘net zero plus’ woodlands: Applying a place‐based natural capital framework for sustainable, efficient and equitable ( SEE ) decisions
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: We outline the principles of the natural capital approach to decision making and apply these to the contemporary challenge of very significantly expanding woodlands as contribution to attaining net zero emissions of greenhouse gases. Drawing on the case of the UK, we argue that a single focus upon carbon storage alone is likely to overlook the other ‘net zero plus’ benefits which woodlands can deliver. A review of the literature considers the wide variety of potential benefits which woodlands can provide, together with costs such as foregone alternative land uses. We argue that decision making must consider all of these potential benefits and costs for the right locations to be planted with the right trees. The paper closes by reviewing the decision support systems necessary to incorporate this information into policy and decision making. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
Source: People and Nature
DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10331
Authors: Ian J. Bateman, Karen Anderson, Arthur Argles, Claire Belcher, Richard A. Betts, Amy Binner, Richard E. Brazier, Frankie H. T. Cho, Rebecca M. Collins, Brett H. Day, Carolina Duran‐Rojas, Sabrina Eisenbarth, Kate Gannon, Naomi Gatis, Ben Groom, Rosie Hails, Anna B. Harper, Amii Harwood, Astley Hastings, Matthew S. Heard, Timothy C. Hill, Alex Inman, Christopher F. Lee, David J. Luscombe, Angus R. MacKenzie, Mattia C. Mancini, James I. L. Morison, Aaron Morris, Chris P. Quine, Pat Snowdon, Charles R. Tyler, Elena I. Vanguelova, Matthew Wilkinson, Daniel Williamson, Georgios Xenakis
Language: English
Topic: Forest Management and Policy
Subfield: Forestry
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Climate action, Life on land
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,200
Awards: ADVENT (ADdressing Valuation of Energy and Nature Together), The Economics of Biodiversity Additionality (BIOADD), Greenhouse Gas Removal Plus (GGR+): Sustainable Treescapes Demonstrator & Decision Tools, Quinquennial (half-decadal) carbon and nutrient dynamics in temperate forests: Implications for carbon sequestration in a high carbon dioxide world, Biodiversity metrics and biodiversity values for the public appraisal of biodiversity: synthesising and extending the evidence., South West Partnership for Environment and Economic Prosperity (SWEEP), G677957769, Feasibility of Afforestation and Biomass energy with carbon capture storage for Greenhouse Gas Removal (FAB GGR)
OpenAlex ID: W4229372003