The research by a team from the National University of Singapore involved 45 reserves. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Tiger conservation in India – aimed at rescuing the country’s iconic big cat from extinction – has a dual benefit of mitigating carbon emissions by preventing deforestation, a recent study has found.
Compared with other protected areas in the country, tiger reserves are more stringently monitored and get increased funding to ensure that their forested habitats are kept intact, to ensure sufficient prey and to provide safe breeding grounds for the tigers to thrive. The study, which was published in scientific journal Nature Ecology and Evolution on May 25, also found that deforestation rates went down at 11 of the tiger reserves analysed, amounting to over 5,800ha of forest saved.
Overall, the study concluded that the net-avoided emissions from the tiger reserves remained at around 1.08 million tonnes of CO2 – which is equivalent to taking about 200 cars off the road for a year. For instance, revenue could be raised for conservation through the sale of carbon credits for each tonne of CO2 saved.
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