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Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

Environmental Studies and Forestry

Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

H. S. Grantham, A. Duncan, et al.

Discover the alarming state of global forests in this crucial study conducted by a team of experts including H. S. Grantham and A. Duncan. With only 40.5% of forests maintaining high ecological integrity, urgent policy changes are essential to combat human pressures and connectivity loss affecting these vital ecosystems.

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Abstract
Many global environmental challenges depend on the ecological integrity of forests. This study integrates data on human pressures and connectivity loss to create a global index of forest condition. Only 40.5% of forests have high integrity, mostly in Canada, Russia, the Amazon, Central Africa, and New Guinea. Ambitious policies prioritizing forest integrity are urgently needed.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Dec 08, 2020
Authors
H. S. Grantham, A. Duncan, T. D. Evans, K. R. Jones, H. L. Beyer, R. Schuster, J. Walston, J. C. Ray, J. G. Robinson, M. Callow, T. Clements, H. M. Costal, A. DeGemmis, P. R. Elsen, J. Ervin, P. Franco, E. Goldman, S. Goetz, A. Hansen, E. Hofsvang, P. Jantz, S. Jupiter, A. Kang, P. Langhammer, W. F. Laurence, S. Lieberman, M. Linkie, Y. Malhi, S. Maxwell, M. Mendez, R. Mittermeier, N. J. Murray, H. Possingham, J. Radachowsky, S. Saatchi, C. Samper, J. Silverman, A. Shapiro, B. Strassburg, T. Stevens, E. Stokes, R. Taylor, T. Tear, R. Tizard, O. Venter, P. Visconti, S. Wang, J. E. M. Watson
Tags
forest integrity
environmental challenges
human pressures
connectivity loss
global index
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