Journal article : Letter

Central Africa's mesic savannas should be conserved, not afforested

Abstract:: Recent work has suggested fire suppression can be used to “restore” Central African savannas, increasing their biodiversity and capacity to sequester carbon. Here, we rebut this proposal, by showing that Central Africa's savannas are ancient, biodiverse, and fire‐dependent ecosystems. Suppressing fire within them would permanently harm these savanna's biodiversity and degrade their functionality, likely without storing much carbon long term.

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Peer review status:: Peer reviewed

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Loft, T., Cardoso, A., Bond, W. J., Gonçalves, F. M. P., Machado, M., Oliveras-Menor, I., Staver, C., & Stevens, N. (2024). Central Africa's mesic savannas should be conserved, not afforested. Global Change Biology, 30(6).

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Loft, T, et al. “Central Africa's Mesic Savannas Should Be Conserved, Not Afforested.” Global Change Biology, vol. 30, no. 6, 2024.

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Loft, T, A Cardoso, WJ Bond, et al. 2024. “Central Africa's Mesic Savannas Should Be Conserved, Not Afforested.” Global Change Biology 30 (6).
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Publisher copy:: 10.1111/gcb.17369

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+ Loft, T More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: SOGE
Sub department:: Environmental Change Institute
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+ Cardoso, A More by this author

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+ Bond, WJ More by this author

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+ Gonçalves, FMP More by this author

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+ Machado, M More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: SOGE
Sub department:: Environmental Change Institute
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0001-8267-2887

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Publisher:: Wiley
Journal:: Global Change Biology More from this journal
Volume:: 30
Issue:: 6
Article number:: e17369
Place of publication:: England
Publication date:: 2024-06-05
Acceptance date:: 2024-05-15
DOI:: 10.1111/gcb.17369
EISSN:: 1365-2486
ISSN:: 1354-1013
Pmid:: 38837731

Language:: English
Keywords:: Africa

Central

conservation of natural resources

ecosystem
Subtype:: Letter
Pubs id:: 2004654
UUID:: uuid_93c30844-1536-412f-84bb-f53d1ff7456d
Local pid:: pubs:2004654
Source identifiers:: W4399361660
Deposit date:: 2026-02-03
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_93c308441536412f84bbf53d1ff7456d

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Copyright holder:: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Copyright date:: 2024
Rights statement:: © 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Licence:: Other

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