September 21, 2015 at 05:30PM Climate | Selectively logged amazon forests recover their carbon stock in 20 years

Selectively logged tropical Amazonian forest can recover their carbon stocks within a cutting cycle of 20 to 30 years, according to a new study published in the journal Current Biology on September 21st. The findings show that sustainably logged tropical forests continue to play a key role in global carbon sequestration, with important implications for global climate. This study demonstrates that under current timber harvesting intensities, Amazon forests logged with reduced impact logging techniques shall recover their initial carbon stock in 7 to 21 years. “This is fast compared to the recovery time of commercial volumes that can take up to a century or even more to go back to pre-logging stocks. ” says Ervan Rutishauser consultant in Cirad and the first author of this study.

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