Actively restored tropical forests recover above ground biomass faster than areas left to regenerate naturally after being logged, according to new research led by the Universities of Dundee and Aberdeen and ETH Zürich.
Actively restored forests report a 50% quicker above ground biomass recovery than areas left to regenerate naturally after logging, a new study has found. Areas that have undergone active restoration noted the quicker recovery, covering 2.9–4.4 tonnes of above ground carbon per hectare per year.The paper also suggests that the carbon reduction associated with a single logging event would take 40 years to recover to the same level as unlogged forest with active restoration. This is compared to the average of 60 years needed for forests if they were left to regenerate naturally.
