Forest definitions - Chazdon 2016 Flashcards
1
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define forest
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larger than 0.5ha, canopy cover larger than 10%
2
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Chazdon (2016)
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concept and definition different for different groups
3
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‘land cover’
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ecosystems supporting life e.g. UN biodiversity
4
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‘land use’
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landholdings legally designated as forests e.g. international tropical timber trade
5
Q
FAO’s forest resources assessment definition
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clearing trees doesn’t count where forest could be regenerated
- Tanzania forests would remain forests with 88% tree loss
6
Q
defining plantations as forests
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compromises information to support + enforce protection
7
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Hainan Island, China 1988 - 2005
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natural forests 22% decline
rubber + pulp plantations +400% increase
total forest cover remained ‘unchanged’
