Emilio Vilanova
@evilanova.bsky.social
Venezuelan | 🌳 Forest ecologist /scientist. Senior Program Officer - Forest Carbon (ARR | IFM) @VERRA. Views and opinions are my own en English & Español.
While not calling for widespread logging, this paper led by @ymalhi.bsky.social is a great example of the value of managed/logged forests in the tropics and summarizes the need to recognize them as tools for conservation and resources for people's livelihoods (3/3) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Logged tropical forests have amplified and diverse ecosystem energetics - Nature
Logged forests in Borneo have higher energy flow from vegetation to and broad range of bird and mammal species relative to old-growth forests and oil palm plantations, showing that they can ...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
While not calling for widespread logging, this paper led by @ymalhi.bsky.social is a great example of the value of managed/logged forests in the tropics and summarizes the need to recognize them as tools for conservation and resources for people's livelihoods (3/3) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
...it is incredibly frustrating to continue reading about the need for Reduced Impact Logging or a plea to stop the complete disregard for forest management, especially when the only alternative is a complete land conversion with the well-known consequences of carbon and biodiversity losses (2/3)
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
...it is incredibly frustrating to continue reading about the need for Reduced Impact Logging or a plea to stop the complete disregard for forest management, especially when the only alternative is a complete land conversion with the well-known consequences of carbon and biodiversity losses (2/3)
Big trees in Amazon more climate-resistant than previously believed www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Big trees in Amazon more climate-resistant than previously believed
Forest is ‘remarkably resilient to climate change’, but remains under threat from fires and deforestation
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September 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Big trees in Amazon more climate-resistant than previously believed www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Interesting analysis, thanks for sharing. Coincidentally I came across this paper for managed temperate forests where the effects of internal decay on above ground biomass estimation seemed insignificant besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Internal stem decay is not a major source of error for carbon stock estimates in managed temperate forests of Central Europe
Allometric biomass functions can be used for biomass and carbon stock estimates in managed temperate forests of Central Europe, even in stands with high shares of large old trees. It should be tested...
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September 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Interesting analysis, thanks for sharing. Coincidentally I came across this paper for managed temperate forests where the effects of internal decay on above ground biomass estimation seemed insignificant besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....