@article{fdi:010089542,
  title = {{I}ntegrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential},
  author = {{M}o, {L}. {D}. and {Z}ohner, {C}. {M}. and {R}eich, {P}. {B}. and {L}iang, {J}. {J}. and de {M}iguel, {S}. and {N}abuurs, {G}. {J}. and {R}enner, {S}. {S}. and van den {H}oogen, {J}. and {A}raza, {A}. and {H}erold, {M}. and {M}irzagholi, {L}. and {M}a, {H}. {Z}. and {A}verill, {C}. and {P}hillips, {O}. {L}. and {G}amarra, {J}. {G}. {P}. and {H}ordijk, {I}. and {R}outh, {D}. and {A}begg, {M}. and {Y}ao, {Y}. {C}. {A}. and {A}lberti, {G}. and {Z}ambrano, {A}. {M}. {A}. and {A}lvarado, {B}. {V}. and {A}lvarez-{D}ávila, {E}. and {A}lvarez-{L}oayza, {P}. and {A}lves, {L}. {F}. and {A}maral, {I}. and {A}mmer, {C}. and {A}ntón-{F}ernández, {C}. and {A}raujo-{M}urakami, {A}. and {A}rroyo, {L}. and {A}vitabile, {V}. and {A}ymard, {G}. {A}. and {B}aker, {T}. {R}. and {B}alazy, {R}. and {B}anki, {O}. and {B}arroso, {J}. {G}. and {B}astian, {M}. {L}. and {B}astin, {J}. {F}. and {B}irigazzi, {L}. and {B}irnbaum, {P}. and {B}itariho, {R}. and {B}oeckx, {P}. and {B}ongers, {F}. and {B}ouriaud, {O}. and {B}rancalion, {P}. {H}. {S}. and {B}randl, {S}. and {B}rearley, {F}. {Q}. and {B}rienen, {R}. and {B}roadbent, {E}. {N}. and {B}ruelheide, {H}. and {B}ussotti, {F}. and {G}atti, {R}. {C}. and {C}{\'e}sar, {R}. {G}. and {C}esljar, {G}. and {C}hazdon, {R}. {L}. and {C}hen, {H}. {Y}. {H}. and {C}hisholm, {C}. and {C}ho, {H}. and {C}ienciala, {E}. and {C}lark, {C}. and {C}lark, {D}. and {C}olletta, {G}. {D}. and {C}oomes, {D}. {A}. and {V}alverde, {F}. {C}. and {C}orral-{R}ivas, {J}. {J}. and {C}rim, {P}. {M}. and {C}umming, {J}. {R}. and {D}ayanandan, {S}. and de {G}asper, {A}. {L}. and {D}ecuyper, {M}. and {D}erroire, {G}. and {D}e{V}ries, {B}. and {D}jordjevic, {I}. and {D}olezal, {J}. and {D}ourdain, {A}. and {O}biang, {N}. {L}. {E}. and {E}nquist, {B}. {J}. and {E}yre, {T}. {J}. and {F}andohan, {A}. {B}. and {F}ayle, {T}. {M}. and {F}eldpausch, {T}. {R}. and {F}erreira, {L}. {V}. and {F}in{\'e}r, {L}. and {F}ischer, {M}. and {F}letcher, {C}. and {F}rizzera, {L}. and {G}ianelle, {D}. and {G}lick, {H}. {B}. and {H}arris, {D}. {J}. and {H}ector, {A}. and {H}emp, {A}. and {H}engeveld, {G}. and {H}{\'e}rault, {B}. and {H}erbohn, {J}. {L}. and {H}illers, {A}. and {C}oronado, {E}. {N}. {H}. and {H}ui, {C}. and {I}banez, {T}homas and et al.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}orests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system. {R}emote-sensing estimates to quantify carbon losses from global forests are characterized by considerable uncertainty and we lack a comprehensive ground-sourced evaluation to benchmark these estimates. {H}ere we combine several ground-sourced6 and satellite-derived approaches to evaluate the scale of the global forest carbon potential outside agricultural and urban lands. {D}espite regional variation, the predictions demonstrated remarkable consistency at a global scale, with only a 12% difference between the ground-sourced and satellite-derived estimates. {A}t present, global forest carbon storage is markedly under the natural potential, with a total deficit of 226 {G}t (model range = 151-363 {G}t) in areas with low human footprint. {M}ost (61%, 139 {G}t {C}) of this potential is in areas with existing forests, in which ecosystem protection can allow forests to recover to maturity. {T}he remaining 39% (87 {G}t {C}) of potential lies in regions in which forests have been removed or fragmented. {A}lthough forests cannot be a substitute for emissions reductions, our results support the idea2,3,9 that the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of diverse forests offer valuable contributions to meeting global climate and biodiversity targets. {A}nalysis of ground-sourced and satellite-derived models reveals a global forest carbon potential of 226 {G}t outside agricultural and urban lands, with a difference of only 12% across these modelling approaches.},
  keywords = {{MONDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[16 p.]},
  ISSN = {0028-0836},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41586-023-06723-z},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010089542},
}