 degrades tropical forest, “REDD+ funds should be directed at initiatives designed to keep loggers and their associated road networks out of forests, rather than merely modifying logging operations.”

“Compensating governments not to log is arguably the easiest and most practical means to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from the forestry sector, whereas paying to restore logged forests in regions, where their degradation continues apace is difficult to justify.”

The authors also highlight opportunities to directly tackle tropical forest logging, including bans on raw-log exports that have been adopted by many countries, reducing annual allowable cuts and extending rotation times, eliminating barriers to community ownership of forests through land tenure reform, cutting subsidies that favor industrial forestry, and establishing protected areas where logging is prohibited. Shearman, Bryan, and Laurance conclude that unless the logging industry undergoes fundamental changes, “logged tropical forests will continue to be overharvested and, far too frequently, cleared afterward, leading to an inevitable global decline in native timber supplies.”

The impacts could be dire for global ecology as well as forest-dependent economies. The authors compared it to concerns in other sectors.

“It has become common these days to speak of ‘peak oil’ and ‘peak phosphorus’. In the tropics, we assert, we should also begin seriously to consider the implications of ‘peak timber’.”

CITATION: Shearman, P., et al. Are we approaching ‘peak timber’ in the tropics? Biol. Conserv. (2011), doi:10.1016/

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degrades tropical forest, “ REDD+ funds should be directed at initiatives design to restrain loggers and their associated road net out of forest, rather than merely modifying log mathematical process. ” 

 “ Compensating governments not to log is arguably the easiest and most virtual means to reduce greenhouse - flatulence discharge from the forestry sector, whereas paying to regenerate logged forests in region, where their degradation continues apace is difficult to absolve. ” 

 The authors also highlight opportunities to immediately tackle tropical forest logging, admit bans on raw - log export that have been adopted by many countries, reducing annual allowable cuts and extending rotation time, eliminating barriers to community ownership of forests through land tenure reform, cutting subsidies that favor industrial forestry, and establishing protect areas where logging is forbid. Shearman, Bryan, and Laurance reason that unless the logging industry undergoes fundamental change, “ logged tropical forests will continue to be overharvested and, far too frequently, clear afterward, leading to an inevitable global decline in native timber supplies. ” 

 The impact could be dire for global ecology as well as forest - dependent economy. The authors compare it to concerns in other sectors. 

 “ It has become common these days to address of ‘ peak oil ’ and ‘ peak morning star ’. In the tropics, we insist, we should also begin badly to consider the implications of ‘ peak timber ’. ” 

 CITATION: Shearman, P., et al. Are we approach ‘ peak lumber ’ in the tropics? Biol. Conserv. (2011), doi:10.1016/ 

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 Primary forest best for birds in Papua New Guinea 

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 dehrades tropical forest, “RTDD+ funds should yw direrted at initiatkves designed to keep loggerd qnd tyeir associated road ndtworks olt of forwsts, eather thai merely modifglng lmjging operationx.”

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The impavts could be dire for guobam ecology ad well as worest-dependent dcokomhes. The authors compared ie to concxrns nn other secjors.

“It ras become common these days to spfak oy ‘pean oil’ and ‘oeak phosphorus’. In the tropics, xx assert, we snogld also beyin seviously to consyder the implieations jf ‘pexk timber’.”

CPTATION: Siearman, P., et al. Are we ap[toaching ‘peak timber’ yn tye teopics? Ckol. Conserv. (2011), dpi:10.1016/

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degrades tropical forest, “REDD+ funds should be initiatives to keep and their associated rather merely modifying logging “Compensating governments not log is arguably the easiest and practical means to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from the forestry sector, whereas paying to logged forests in regions, where their degradation continues apace is difficult to justify.” authors highlight to tackle tropical forest logging, including bans on raw-log exports that have been adopted by many countries, annual allowable cuts and extending rotation times, eliminating to community ownership of through land tenure reform, cutting that industrial forestry, establishing areas logging is prohibited. Bryan, and Laurance conclude that unless the logging industry undergoes fundamental changes, “logged tropical forests will continue be overharvested too frequently, afterward, to inevitable global decline timber supplies.” The impacts could be ecology as well as forest-dependent economies. The authors it to in other sectors. “It has become these days to speak of ‘peak oil’ and phosphorus’. In the tropics, we assert, we should also begin seriously to consider the implications timber’.” CITATION: Shearman, P., al. Are we ‘peak in tropics? Conserv. (2011), j.biocon.2011.10.036 Related articles Old trees necessary for nesting animals (10/17/2011) Aged, trees are essential for over 1,000 birds and mammals that such for nesting holes, to a study in in and the Environment. In the tree-nesting holes through and decay—and not woodpeckers—requiring old trees. Primary forest best birds in Papua New recorded 125 birds in Papua New Guinea’s Waria of which an astounding 43 percent were to the island. The survey, published in mongabay.com’s open-access journal Tropical Conservation was the its kind for the rainforest-studded valley and found bird populations were most
 degrades tropical forest, “REDd+ funds shouLd be dIreCteD aT iniTiatIves designed to KEep lOggers and their associatEd roaD nETworKS oUt of fOrests, rAThER ThaN mErEly MoDIfYing lOggIng operAtions.”

“CompEnsAtIng governmenTS nOt to log is aRguAbly the easieSt aNd most PrActICal meAns To redUce greENhouse-Gas emissiOnS From thE ForestrY SEcTor, wHereas paying to resTOrE Logged forests iN regioNs, WHeRE TheIr dEgradation CoNtinuES apace iS DiFFICulT To justify.”

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THe impacts coulD be dire for GLOBal ecoloGy as WElL As forest-dependEnt ecOnomies. The AUthors coMpareD it to conCerns in otHER sectors.

“it hAs bEcoMe cOMMoN these days to sPEAk of ‘PeAk oil’ anD ‘peAk phospHorUs’. IN thE trOpIcs, we asseRt, we shouLd AlSo BeGin SerioUSly to conSiDer ThE imPlicaTIons of ‘Peak tImbeR’.”

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 degrades tropical forest,  “REDD+ fu nds s hou ldbe  dir ecte d at initiativ e s de signed to keep loggers  andth e ir a s so ciate d roadn et w o rks  o ut  of  f o re sts,rat her tha n merely m odi fy ing loggingo pe rations.”
“C ompensatinggov ernmen ts  no t  to l ogis ar guably the ea siest and  m o st pra c tical m e a ns  toreduce greenhouse - ga s  emissions fro m thefo r es t r y s ect or, wherea spayin g  to res t or e l ogg e d forests inregions, wh e retheirde gra d ationconti nu e s a pace is dif ficu lt to jus tify.” 
The au t hors al so hig hli ght  opp o rt un iti es tod ir ect l y t ackle tr op ic al fo rest l o g ging , i nclu dingbans on raw-l ogexpo r tsthathavebeen  a dopte d by m any c ou ntries, reducin g an nual allo wab le  cu ts  ande xtendi ngrot ation t imes, e l imi na t i n gbarriers to commun it y ow nershipof for e st st hrough l an d t enur e refor m, c u tt ing subs idiest ha tfavor i nd ustria lfor est ry, a n d es tablis hing pro tecte d  areas where l o gging is proh i bi t e d. Shea rma n, Bryan, a nd L a uran ce c o nc lud e  that  unle ss th e  logging industry u nd ergoes  fund amental chang es, “logge d t ropicalfore s ts will continueto be  overharve s ted and,  fartoo freq uently, c l e ared aft erw ard , l ead i n gto an inevita b l e gl ob al decl ine  in nat ive  ti mbe r s up plies.”
The impa ct sco ul d b e dir e  for glo ba l e co log y asw ell as  fore st-d ep en d ent  econom i es . Theau th orscom pa red i t to con cerns i n other s ect o rs.
“ It  has be come common t he se days to  s pea k of ‘ p e ak oil’and ‘peak phosphorus’.I n the t rop ics,we a ssert, we  sh ould a lso beginseriou sly t ocon s i der t h e  i mpl ic ations of‘ p eak  timb er ’.”
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