Restoring Ecosystem Services of Degraded Forests in a Changing Climate

Chaudhry, Smita; Sidhu, Gagan Preet Singh; Paliwal, Rashmi

doi:10.1002/9781119678595.ch19

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“…Forests provide a habitat for countless species of plants and animals, many of which are essential for pollination, pest control, and nutrient cycling. They also play a critical role in regulating the water cycle, helping prevent erosion and flooding, and providing clean drinking water to downstream communities (Martínez Pastur et al, 2018;Chaudhry et al, 2021). For a long time, forest CO 2 capture projects were considered highrisk investments due to the long time frames involved.…”

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Paulownia trees as a sustainable solution for CO2 mitigation: assessing progress toward 2050 climate goals

Ghazzawy,

Bakr,

Mansour

et al. 2024

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Due to the progressive climate change on our planet, scientists are interested in solving this issue since it threatens not only certain regions or countries but also the world’s ecosystems and economies. Therefore, minimizing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and reducing atmospheric levels are global priorities. Thus, it is necessary at this moment to develop an appropriate approach to reduce or stabilize CO2 levels in the atmosphere. However, CO2 capture projects are long-term, low-profitable, and high-risk environmental projects. Consequently, it is necessary to find an appropriate and sustainable CO2 capture approach that is efficient in reducing atmospheric CO2 levels while having a safe impact on the environment. Although carbon (C) is the key basic component used to produce biological compounds by photosynthetic organisms in terrestrial plants, the C pathway is a key factor affecting the capture of CO2 by photosynthetic organisms. Among photosynthetic organisms, Paulownia, a multipurpose tree, is popular around the world for its timber and its potential role in CO2 sequestration. Paulownia spp. belongs to the Paulowniaceae family and comprises a group of trees. These trees are primarily found in southeastern Asia, particularly in China, and have been intentionally grown for more than two millennia due to their ornamental, cultural, and medicinal value. The number of Paulownia species varies depending on taxonomic classification, ranging from 6 to 17. Among them, Paulownia tomentosa, Paulownia elongata, Paulownia fortunei, and Paulownia catalpifolia are the most widely recognized and favored species. The present review provides a comprehensive technical-economic scenario for the capture of one million tons of CO2 by Paulownia trees (as a terrestrial plant model, grown on 2,400 ha−1). P. tomentosa can be utilized in agroforestry systems to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within urban cities and emphasize the carbon storage potential of agroforestry. In conclusion, Paulownia trees as an environmental mass project showed great encouragement to investors and governments to expand these types of projects to achieve global climate goals by 2050.

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