Creative_soja OP t1_j1p01uh wrote
The author reviewed the orignal study that found that "logged tropical forests as fully functional and highly diverse ecosystems. Given their vast extent, logged forests have a crucial role in conserving tropical biodiversity and helping to mitigate climate change"
The major problem with the logged forests’ conservation potential is "hindered by an abundant illegal timber trade, high hunting pressures and a scarcity of forest-management plans".
Link to the original study (open access):
BamBamCam t1_j1p8vur wrote
Would it be a fair assumption to implement regulations for more logging. In turn would decrease the amount of illegal logging? Helping to mitigate some of the conservation issues creating scarcity.
Creative_soja OP t1_j1p9xsl wrote
Yes. This is one of the recommendations. It is not logging but unmanaged and uncontrollable logging that is the problem.
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments