Show threadSavannologyApr 7, 2024

@CelloMomOnCars
Raising trees to restore #grasslands (i.e. #afforestation) makes no sense at all.

#SavannasMatter
Stop #forestization of #GrassyBiomes

SavannologyAug 23, 2023

Yes! Stop #forestization of #TropicalGrassyBiomes in the name of #forest "restoration". Stop the #Greenwashing.

https://mstdn.science/@KnowableMag/110939360119211152

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Knowable Magazine (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image The notion of planting miles of trees to hold back encroaching deserts is misguided and damaging, write researchers. Instead, they urge, we should promote programs that secure livelihoods and respect dryland ecologies. ✍️ By Matthew Turner, Diana Davis, Emily Yeh and Pierre Hiernaux Read the #OpEd: https://knowmag.org/GreenWalls_Mastodon #science #ScienceMastodon #ecology

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SavannologyApr 3, 2023

#TropicalGrassyBiomes like the #Cerrado of South America are under threat of degradation by #Forestization.

Stop large-scale #TreePlanting in #GrassyBiomes. #Savannas are NOT "degraded forests".

Stop mapping global "forests" in terms of vegetation height and woody cover alone. That leads to misclassification of savannas as #forests.

#SavannasMatter

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/to-restore-brazils-cerrado-planting-trees-is-a-bad-option-experts-say/

To restore Brazil’s Cerrado, planting trees is a bad option, experts say

When it comes to environmental destruction in Brazil, the world’s focus tends to be on the deforestation and burning of the Amazon. Yet the Cerrado, the second-largest Brazilian biome, at 2 million square kilometers (772,000 square miles), is being silently destroyed. Today, only 54.4% of the region is still covered with native vegetation, and a […]

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Show threadSavannologyDec 13, 2022

@hakim

Excellent review of satellite remote sensing for mapping #GrassyBiomes at regional and global scales.

This is crucial for #SavannaScience and the prevention of #Forestization of #OpenNaturalEcosystems such as #TropicalGrassyBiomes.

The EU and FAO need to read this, and other recent related work, and then realise they need to update their antiquated definition of "forest" based only on veg structure and ignoring #FunctionalTraits.

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SavannologyNov 22, 2022

"Due to its vast landmass and unique ecosystems, Africa has the potential to contribute significantly to land-based mitigation and adaptation interventions, offering an estimated 21% of global potential for increased carbon storage on land."

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365623489_Policy_Brief_Finding_a_way_forward_for_Nature-based_Solutions_in_Africa's_grassy_ecosystems

#Forestization threatens #TropicalGrassyBiomes.