Improved tropical forest management for carbon retention

Putz, F.E., Zuidema, P.A., Pinard, M. A., Boot, R.G.A, Sayer, J.A., Sheil, D., Sist, P., Vanclay, J.K. 2008. Improved tropical forest management for carbon retention . Plos Biology 6 (7) :e166 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060166. ISSN: 1544-9173.

Using reduced-impact timber-harvesting practices in legally logged tropical forests would reduce global carbon emissions by 0.16 Gt/year at a modest cost and with little risk of "leakage" (increased carbon emissions elsewhere).