Tropical protected areas reduced deforestation carbon emissions by one third from 2000–2012

Abstract Tropical deforestation is responsible for around one tenth of total anthropogenic carbon emissions, and tropical protected areas (PAs) that reduce deforestation can therefore play an important role in mitigating climate change and protecting biodiversity and ecosystem services. While the ef...

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Auteurs principaux:	Daniel P. Bebber, Nathalie Butt
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Publié:	Nature Portfolio 2017
Sujets:	Deforestation Pressure Total Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions Tropical Deforestation IUCN Categories Generalized Additive Models (GAMs) Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:dc02cae375df4f8c8da3227aaa22d7f42021-12-02T15:06:23ZTropical protected areas reduced deforestation carbon emissions by one third from 2000–201210.1038/s41598-017-14467-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/dc02cae375df4f8c8da3227aaa22d7f42017-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14467-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Tropical deforestation is responsible for around one tenth of total anthropogenic carbon emissions, and tropical protected areas (PAs) that reduce deforestation can therefore play an important role in mitigating climate change and protecting biodiversity and ecosystem services. While the effectiveness of PAs in reducing deforestation has been estimated, the impact on global carbon emissions remains unquantified. Here we show that tropical PAs overall reduced deforestation carbon emissions by 4.88 Pg, or around 29%, between 2000 and 2012, when compared to expected rates of deforestation controlling for spatial variation in deforestation pressure. The largest contribution was from the tropical Americas (368.8 TgC y−1), followed by Asia (25.0 TgC y−1) and Africa (12.7 TgC y−1). Variation in PA effectiveness is largely driven by local factors affecting individual PAs, rather than designations assigned by governments.Daniel P. BebberNathalie ButtNature PortfolioarticleDeforestation PressureTotal Anthropogenic Carbon EmissionsTropical DeforestationIUCN CategoriesGeneralized Additive Models (GAMs)MedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)
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topic	Deforestation Pressure Total Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions Tropical Deforestation IUCN Categories Generalized Additive Models (GAMs) Medicine R Science Q
spellingShingle	Deforestation Pressure Total Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions Tropical Deforestation IUCN Categories Generalized Additive Models (GAMs) Medicine R Science Q Daniel P. Bebber Nathalie Butt Tropical protected areas reduced deforestation carbon emissions by one third from 2000–2012
description	Abstract Tropical deforestation is responsible for around one tenth of total anthropogenic carbon emissions, and tropical protected areas (PAs) that reduce deforestation can therefore play an important role in mitigating climate change and protecting biodiversity and ecosystem services. While the effectiveness of PAs in reducing deforestation has been estimated, the impact on global carbon emissions remains unquantified. Here we show that tropical PAs overall reduced deforestation carbon emissions by 4.88 Pg, or around 29%, between 2000 and 2012, when compared to expected rates of deforestation controlling for spatial variation in deforestation pressure. The largest contribution was from the tropical Americas (368.8 TgC y−1), followed by Asia (25.0 TgC y−1) and Africa (12.7 TgC y−1). Variation in PA effectiveness is largely driven by local factors affecting individual PAs, rather than designations assigned by governments.
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title	Tropical protected areas reduced deforestation carbon emissions by one third from 2000–2012
title_short	Tropical protected areas reduced deforestation carbon emissions by one third from 2000–2012
title_full	Tropical protected areas reduced deforestation carbon emissions by one third from 2000–2012
title_fullStr	Tropical protected areas reduced deforestation carbon emissions by one third from 2000–2012
title_full_unstemmed	Tropical protected areas reduced deforestation carbon emissions by one third from 2000–2012
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Tropical protected areas reduced deforestation carbon emissions by one third from 2000–2012

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