Afforestation as a mitigation strategy: countering climate-induced risk of forest carbon sink in China
Climate change is projected to cause significant forest loss and compositional changes across China. Although total forest carbon storage is expected to increase, the overall rate of carbon sequestration will likely decline. Afforestation emerges as a key strategy to enhance future forest carbon sinks. This study provides a spatially explicit assessment of carbon sequestration potential through afforestation and offers science-based guidance for the design of targeted forest policies in China.
Authors
- Rong Shang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6448-4428)
- Qihua Ke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9559-5224)
- Shutong Liu
- Chensong Zhao
- Mingxi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5431-9274)
- Yuan Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4600-8943)
- Deyu Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4650-7221)
- Di Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5359-5763)
- Rongchang Wei
Institutions
- Fujian Normal University (CN)
- Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China (CN)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Carbon Balance and Management
- Published
- 2025-06-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13021-025-00308-1
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Forest Management and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.53
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering