New data and methods paint clearer picture of emissions from tropical deforestation
Contact: Nancy Harris, Carbon and Land Use Specialist, Winrock International, (703) 302-6519; nharris@winrock.org Megan Davenport, Winrock International, 501-280-3076, 501-912-9226 (mobile) or mdavenport@winrock.org ARLINGTON, Va. (June 21, 2012) – A team led by researchers at Winrock International, a U.S. environmental nonprofit organization, has developed an estimate of gross carbon emissions from tropical deforestation for the early 2000s that is considerably lower than other recently published estimates. The Winrock team, which included scientists from Applied GeoSolutions,
