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Secondary forests have short lifespans: Most don't last long enough to provide habitat for many forest species
- October 05, 2018
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Secondary forests only last an average of 20 years. The finding presents a major problem for large-scale restoration policy, which often focuses on commitments to restore a certain number of hectares by a given year. But the benefits of restoration depend on those forests persisting. It takes much longer than 20 years for a secondary forest to absorb large amounts of carbon, or to provide habitat for many forest species, research shows.
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"Secondary forests have short lifespans: Most don't last long enough to provide habitat for many forest species", MachPrinciple, October 05, 2018, https://machprinciple.com/post/Secondary-forests-have-short-lifespans-Most-don-t-last-long-enough-to-provide-habitat-for-many-forest-species
