Forests Journal Features Work of Winrock’s Ecosystem Services Unit

Ecosystem Services Director Dr. Timothy Pearson is the guest editor of a special issue of the journal Forests, which also features papers by other members of the Ecosystem Services team.

The issue, titled “REDD+: Protecting Climate, Forests and Livelihoods,” includes 12 articles by leading practitioners in the field addressing the efforts taken under REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation plus enhancement of stocks, conservation, and sustainable management of forests) with topics including greenhouse gas accounting, climate finance, carbon markets and climate policy.

The issue also includes two peer-reviewed articles by Winrock staff, including the final article written by the late Dr. Sandra Brown, Winrock senior scientist and former Ecosystem Services director, whose methods for evaluating, quantifying and predicting the benefits of improved land management revolutionized the world of carbon accounting.