Savanna fire management can generate enough carbon revenue to help restore Africa’s rangelands and fill protected area funding gaps
Timothy H. Tear, Nicholas H. Wolff, Geoffrey J. Lipsett-Moore, Mark E. Ritchie, Natasha Ribeiro, Lisanne S. Petracca, Peter A. Lindsey, Luke Hunter, Andrew J. Loveridge, Franziska Steinbruch
Abstract
d Savanna burning methodologies could generate carbon revenues for many protected areas in Africa d When combined with soil and woody carbon pools the potential is significantly greater d Potential carbon revenues from fire management could substantially reduce protected area funding gaps
Topics & Concepts
RangelandRevenueCarbon sequestrationPredationGeographyEcosystemAgroforestryEcologyEnvironmental protectionEnvironmental scienceBusinessNatural resource economicsBiologyFinanceEconomicsCarbon dioxideWildlife Ecology and ConservationFire effects on ecosystemsRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology