Natural forest regeneration through fire protection is a less imminent threat for truly stable savannas than afforestation.
Journal
Global change biology
ISSN: 1365-2486
Titre abrégé: Glob Chang Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9888746
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2024
Jun 2024
Historique:
revised:
01
05
2024
received:
21
04
2024
accepted:
15
05
2024
medline:
7
6
2024
pubmed:
7
6
2024
entrez:
7
6
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
African bistable savannas have important biodiversity value and merit conservation. At the same time, forest restoration is a nature-based solution that can be used to increase biodiversity, carbon stocks, and human well-being. Here we describe an experiment based on natural forest regeneration through the exclusion of anthropogenic fire. We show that it is easier to let nature do its work instead of channeling it into an artificial man-made ecosystem through human-induced burning or planting. We emphasize that nature-based solutions must be biome-appropriate and the choice between restoring forests or protecting savannas requires a thorough understanding of the local context.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e17370Subventions
Organisme : Belgian Directorate-General Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (DGD): PilotMAB and PilotMABplus
Organisme : Belspo Afriford
ID : BR/132/A1/AFRIFORD
Organisme : Belspo Biospheretraits
ID : BL/37/UN31
Organisme : VLIR-UOS
Organisme : Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
ID : EEC40
Organisme : Belgian Science Policy Office (Belspo)
ID : FED-tWIN2019- prf- 075
Organisme : Belspo HerbaXylaRedd
ID : BR/143/A3/HERBAXYLAREDD
Informations de copyright
© 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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