Afforestation and climate mitigation: lessons from Chile

The Chilean Climate Change Law excludes tree monocultures as a solution to the climate crisis, offering an opportunity for resilience and climate mitigation in Latin America. The Chilean experience with mega-fires in extensive, homogeneous forest plantations provides important lessons that could inf...

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Authors: Gómez-González, Susana, Miranda, Ana I., Hoyos-Santillan, J., Lara, A., Moraga, P., Pausas, J. G.
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/362325
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/362325
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Carbon budget
Climate change
Climate policies
Forest plantations
Wildfires
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Summary:The Chilean Climate Change Law excludes tree monocultures as a solution to the climate crisis, offering an opportunity for resilience and climate mitigation in Latin America. The Chilean experience with mega-fires in extensive, homogeneous forest plantations provides important lessons that could inform climate policies in other countries.

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