A review of planting principles to identify the right place for the right tree for ‘net zero plus’ woodlands: Applying a place‐based natural capital framework for sustainable, efficient and equitable ( ) decisions
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Bateman, Ian J.
Anderson, Karen
Argles, Arthur
Belcher, Claire
Betts, Richard A.
Binner, Amy
Brazier, Richard E.
Cho, Frankie H. T.
Collins, Rebecca M.
Day, Brett H.
Duran†Rojas, Carolina
Eisenbarth, Sabrina
Gannon, Kate
Gatis, Naomi
Groom, Ben
Hails, Rosie
Harper, Anna B.
Harwood, Amii
Hastings, Astley
Heard, Matthew S.
Hill, Timothy C.
Inman, Alex
Lee, Christopher F.
Luscombe, David J.
MacKenzie, Angus R.
Mancini, Mattia C.
Morison, James I. L.
Morris, Aaron
Quine, Chris P.
Snowdon, Pat
Tyler, Charles R.
Vanguelova, Elena I.
Wilkinson, Matthew
Williamson, Daniel
Xenakis, Georgios
Date published
May 8, 2022
Abstract
We outline the principles of the natural capital approach to decision making and apply these to the contemporary challenge of very significantly expanding woodlands as contribution to attaining net zero emissions of greenhouse gases. Drawing on the case of the UK, we argue that a single focus upon carbon storage alone is likely to overlook the other ‘net zero plus’ benefits which woodlands can deliver. A review of the literature considers the wide variety of potential benefits which woodlands can provide, together with costs such as foregone alternative land uses. We argue that decision making must consider all of these potential benefits and costs for the right locations to be planted with the right trees. The paper closes by reviewing the decision support systems necessary to incorporate this information into policy and decision making. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
Funder
| Funder name | Awards |
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | BB/V011588/1, Turing†HSBC†ONS Economic Data Science Award |
Journal title
People and Nature
Publisher
Wiley
ISSN
2575-8314
eISSN
2575-8314
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