An Operational Framework for Defining and Monitoring Forest Degradation

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dc.contributor.authorThompson, Ian D.
dc.contributor.authorGuariguata, Manuel R.
dc.contributor.authorOkabe, Kimiko
dc.contributor.authorBahamóndez V., Carlos
dc.contributor.authorNasi, Robert
dc.contributor.authorHeymell, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorSabogal, César
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-07T15:38:27Z
dc.date.available2021-05-07T15:38:27Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractForest degradation is broadly defined as a reduction in the capacity of a forest to produce ecosystem services such as carbon storage and wood products as a result of anthropogenic and environmental changes. The main causes of degradation include unsustainable logging, agriculture, invasive species, fire, fuelwood gathering, and livestock grazing. Forest degradation is widespread and has become an important consideration in global policy processes that deal with biodiversity, climate change, and forest management. There is, however, no generally recognized way to identify a degraded forest because perceptions of forest degradation vary depending on the cause, the particular goods or services of interest, and the temporal and spatial scales considered. Here, we suggest that there are types of forest degradation that produce a continuum of decline in provision of ecosystem services, from those in primary forests through various forms of managed forests to deforestation. Forest degradation must be measured against a desired baseline condition, and the types of degradation can be represented using five criteria that relate to the drivers of degradation, loss of ecosystem services and sustainable management, including: productivity, biodiversity, unusual disturbances, protective functions, and carbon storage. These criteria are not meant to be equivalent and some might be considered more important than others, depending on the local forest management objectives. We propose a minimum subset of seven indicators for the five criteria that should be assessed to determine forest degradation under a sustainable ecosystem management regime. The indicators can be remotely sensed (although improving calibration requires ground work) and aggregated from stand to management unit or landscape levels and ultimately to sub-national and national scales.es_CL
dc.description.urihttp://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol18/iss2/art20/es_CL
dc.identifier.citationThompson, I. D., M. R. Guariguata, K. Okabe, C. Bahamondez, R. Nasi, V. Heymell, and C. Sabogal. 2013. An operational framework for defining and monitoring forest degradation. Ecology and Society 18(2): 20.es_CL
dc.identifier.urihttps://bibliotecadigital.infor.cl/handle/20.500.12220/30440
dc.language.isoenes_CL
dc.subjectBIODIVERSIDADes_CL
dc.subjectDEGRADACION FORESTALes_CL
dc.subjectGESTION DE LA SANIDAD FORESTALes_CL
dc.subjectSOSTENIBILIDADes_CL
dc.subjectCARBONOes_CL
dc.titleAn Operational Framework for Defining and Monitoring Forest Degradationes_CL
dc.typeArtículo de revista
infor.lineasdeinvestigacionAdaptación y Mitigación al Cambio Climático
infor.operadorplves_CL
infor.publicadoenEcology and Society 18(2): 20, 2013es_CL
infor.sedeSede Valdiviaes_CL
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