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Amazonian forest degradation must be incorporated into the COP26 agenda

2021; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 14; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/s41561-021-00823-z

1752-0908

Celso H. L. Silva, Nathália S. Carvalho, Ana Carolina Moreira Pessôa, João Reis, Aline Pontes Lopes, Juan Doblas, Viola Heinrich, Wesley A. Campanharo, Ane Alencar, Camila Silva, David M. Lapola, Dolors Armenteras, Eraldo Aparecido Trondoli Matricardi, Érika Berenguer, Henrique Cassol, Izaya Numata, Joanna I. House, Joice Ferreira, Jos Barlow, Luciana V. Gatti, Paulo Brando, Philip M. Fearnside, Sassan Saatchi, Sonaira Souza da Silva, Stephen Sitch, Ana Paula Aguiar, Carlos Alberto Silva, Christelle Vancutsem, Frédéric Achard, René Beuchle, Yosio Edemir Shimabukuro, Liana O. Anderson, Luiz E. O. C. Aragão,

Forest Management and Policy

Nations will reaffirm their commitment to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26; www.ukcop26.org), in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021. Revision of the national commitments will play a key role in defining the future of Earth’s climate. In past conferences, the main target of Amazonian nations was to reduce emissions resulting from land-use change and land management by committing to decrease deforestation rates, a well-known and efficient strategy1,2. However, human-induced forest degradation caused by fires, selective logging, and edge effects can also result in large carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions1,2,3,4,5, which are not yet explicitly reported by Amazonian countries. Despite its considerable impact, forest degradation has been largely overlooked in previous policy discussions5. It is vital that forest degradation is considered in the upcoming COP26 discussions and incorporated into future commitments to reduce GHG emissions.