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Policy brief: Ecosystem integrity maximises climate mitigation and minimises risk in international forest policy<\/a><\/h3>16\/11\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>The ecological, social and economic values of forests are widely known and avoiding their loss and degradation has been recognized in national and international policy as critical for helping address the many global problems we face. <\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Using ecosystem integrity to maximise climate mitigation and minimise risk in international forest policy<\/a><\/h3>16\/09\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>Rules and guidelines that treat forests equally in key international policy frameworks regardless of their risk profiles limit their effectiveness and can facilitate forest degradation. Here we assess the potential for using a framework of ecosystem integrity to guide policy goals.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Mature and old-growth forests contribute to large-scale conservation targets in the United States<\/a><\/h3>29\/07\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>Mature and old-growth forests of the United States collectively support exceptional levels of biodiversity but have declined substantially from logging and development.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Estimating carbon stocks and changes in British Columbia’s forests<\/a><\/h3>05\/05\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>British Columbia contains under-appreciated carbon stocks, which if protected, can help Canada meet its climate and conservation targets, but only if there are major forestry reforms to protect carbon-dense old-growth forests.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Large-scale forest conservation with an Indigenous People in the Amazon<\/a><\/h3>13\/10\/2020<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>This book chapter examines the struggle of the Kayap\u00f3 to protect their constitutional territorial rights in the highly-threatened southeastern Amazon of Brazil. 21st century alliances of the Kayap\u00f2 with conservation organisations have enabled protection of over 9 million hectares of their contiguous ratified territories.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Primary forests are being undervalued in the climate emergency<\/a><\/h3>02\/06\/2020<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>The world's contain irreplaceable biodiversity and are critical to the regulation of the global climate and maintaining stable carbon pools. Carbon-dense primary forests are found in every major forest biome and they typically support higher levels of biodiversity than logged forests, especially imperiled and endemic species, yet their value is not fully recognised in climate policy.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
The ecological, social and economic values of forests are widely known and avoiding their loss and degradation has been recognized in national and international policy as critical for helping address the many global problems we face. <\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Using ecosystem integrity to maximise climate mitigation and minimise risk in international forest policy<\/a><\/h3>
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/primaryforestsandclimate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/low-integrity-forest-1024x771.jpg\")
Using ecosystem integrity to maximise climate mitigation and minimise risk in international forest policy<\/a><\/h3>16\/09\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>Rules and guidelines that treat forests equally in key international policy frameworks regardless of their risk profiles limit their effectiveness and can facilitate forest degradation. Here we assess the potential for using a framework of ecosystem integrity to guide policy goals.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Mature and old-growth forests contribute to large-scale conservation targets in the United States<\/a><\/h3>29\/07\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>Mature and old-growth forests of the United States collectively support exceptional levels of biodiversity but have declined substantially from logging and development.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Estimating carbon stocks and changes in British Columbia’s forests<\/a><\/h3>05\/05\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>British Columbia contains under-appreciated carbon stocks, which if protected, can help Canada meet its climate and conservation targets, but only if there are major forestry reforms to protect carbon-dense old-growth forests.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Large-scale forest conservation with an Indigenous People in the Amazon<\/a><\/h3>13\/10\/2020<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>This book chapter examines the struggle of the Kayap\u00f3 to protect their constitutional territorial rights in the highly-threatened southeastern Amazon of Brazil. 21st century alliances of the Kayap\u00f2 with conservation organisations have enabled protection of over 9 million hectares of their contiguous ratified territories.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Primary forests are being undervalued in the climate emergency<\/a><\/h3>02\/06\/2020<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>The world's contain irreplaceable biodiversity and are critical to the regulation of the global climate and maintaining stable carbon pools. Carbon-dense primary forests are found in every major forest biome and they typically support higher levels of biodiversity than logged forests, especially imperiled and endemic species, yet their value is not fully recognised in climate policy.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
Rules and guidelines that treat forests equally in key international policy frameworks regardless of their risk profiles limit their effectiveness and can facilitate forest degradation. Here we assess the potential for using a framework of ecosystem integrity to guide policy goals.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Mature and old-growth forests contribute to large-scale conservation targets in the United States<\/a><\/h3>
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/primaryforestsandclimate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/us-forests-med.jpg\")
Mature and old-growth forests contribute to large-scale conservation targets in the United States<\/a><\/h3>29\/07\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>Mature and old-growth forests of the United States collectively support exceptional levels of biodiversity but have declined substantially from logging and development.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Estimating carbon stocks and changes in British Columbia’s forests<\/a><\/h3>05\/05\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>British Columbia contains under-appreciated carbon stocks, which if protected, can help Canada meet its climate and conservation targets, but only if there are major forestry reforms to protect carbon-dense old-growth forests.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Large-scale forest conservation with an Indigenous People in the Amazon<\/a><\/h3>13\/10\/2020<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>This book chapter examines the struggle of the Kayap\u00f3 to protect their constitutional territorial rights in the highly-threatened southeastern Amazon of Brazil. 21st century alliances of the Kayap\u00f2 with conservation organisations have enabled protection of over 9 million hectares of their contiguous ratified territories.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Primary forests are being undervalued in the climate emergency<\/a><\/h3>02\/06\/2020<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>The world's contain irreplaceable biodiversity and are critical to the regulation of the global climate and maintaining stable carbon pools. Carbon-dense primary forests are found in every major forest biome and they typically support higher levels of biodiversity than logged forests, especially imperiled and endemic species, yet their value is not fully recognised in climate policy.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
Mature and old-growth forests of the United States collectively support exceptional levels of biodiversity but have declined substantially from logging and development.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Estimating carbon stocks and changes in British Columbia’s forests<\/a><\/h3>
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Estimating carbon stocks and changes in British Columbia’s forests<\/a><\/h3>05\/05\/2022<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>British Columbia contains under-appreciated carbon stocks, which if protected, can help Canada meet its climate and conservation targets, but only if there are major forestry reforms to protect carbon-dense old-growth forests.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Large-scale forest conservation with an Indigenous People in the Amazon<\/a><\/h3>13\/10\/2020<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>This book chapter examines the struggle of the Kayap\u00f3 to protect their constitutional territorial rights in the highly-threatened southeastern Amazon of Brazil. 21st century alliances of the Kayap\u00f2 with conservation organisations have enabled protection of over 9 million hectares of their contiguous ratified territories.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Primary forests are being undervalued in the climate emergency<\/a><\/h3>02\/06\/2020<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>The world's contain irreplaceable biodiversity and are critical to the regulation of the global climate and maintaining stable carbon pools. Carbon-dense primary forests are found in every major forest biome and they typically support higher levels of biodiversity than logged forests, especially imperiled and endemic species, yet their value is not fully recognised in climate policy.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
British Columbia contains under-appreciated carbon stocks, which if protected, can help Canada meet its climate and conservation targets, but only if there are major forestry reforms to protect carbon-dense old-growth forests.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Large-scale forest conservation with an Indigenous People in the Amazon<\/a><\/h3>
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Large-scale forest conservation with an Indigenous People in the Amazon<\/a><\/h3>13\/10\/2020<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>This book chapter examines the struggle of the Kayap\u00f3 to protect their constitutional territorial rights in the highly-threatened southeastern Amazon of Brazil. 21st century alliances of the Kayap\u00f2 with conservation organisations have enabled protection of over 9 million hectares of their contiguous ratified territories.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Primary forests are being undervalued in the climate emergency<\/a><\/h3>02\/06\/2020<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>The world's contain irreplaceable biodiversity and are critical to the regulation of the global climate and maintaining stable carbon pools. Carbon-dense primary forests are found in every major forest biome and they typically support higher levels of biodiversity than logged forests, especially imperiled and endemic species, yet their value is not fully recognised in climate policy.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
This book chapter examines the struggle of the Kayap\u00f3 to protect their constitutional territorial rights in the highly-threatened southeastern Amazon of Brazil. 21st century alliances of the Kayap\u00f2 with conservation organisations have enabled protection of over 9 million hectares of their contiguous ratified territories.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>Primary forests are being undervalued in the climate emergency<\/a><\/h3>
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/primaryforestsandclimate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/wetbelt-caribou-600x375-1.jpg\")
Primary forests are being undervalued in the climate emergency<\/a><\/h3>02\/06\/2020<\/abbr><\/span><\/div>The world's contain irreplaceable biodiversity and are critical to the regulation of the global climate and maintaining stable carbon pools. Carbon-dense primary forests are found in every major forest biome and they typically support higher levels of biodiversity than logged forests, especially imperiled and endemic species, yet their value is not fully recognised in climate policy.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>
The world's contain irreplaceable biodiversity and are critical to the regulation of the global climate and maintaining stable carbon pools. Carbon-dense primary forests are found in every major forest biome and they typically support higher levels of biodiversity than logged forests, especially imperiled and endemic species, yet their value is not fully recognised in climate policy.<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>