Large-scale reforestations in the tropics have become an important strategy to mitigate the global climate crisis through the sequestration of CO2. Mixed-species reforestations have been suggested for carbon plantings. In the context of commercial plantation forestry, the establishment of...

The quantification of potential climate induced losses of ecosystem services in economic terms is of high importance to highlight often invisible values at risk and provide a benchmark for policy-makers. In our study 'High economic costs of reduced carbon sinks and declining biome stability in...

The paper presents a combined simulation-optimization approach to model forest conversion planning taking the values of timber, carbon and biodiversity into account. The development of a virtual age-class forest was predicted by adopting a single tree forest growth tool, "TreeGrOSS". The effects...