Valuing the functionality of tropical ecosystems beyond carbon.

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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX13QY, UK; Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.

Published: December 2023


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Land-based carbon sequestration projects, such as tree planting, are a prominent strategy to offset carbon emissions. However, we risk reducing natural ecosystems to one metric - carbon. Emphasis on restoring ecosystems to balance ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation, and carbon sequestration is a more appropriate strategy to protect their functioning.

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