What this project is about: Estimating the climate mitigation potential of liana management in Central Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic forests of Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina.
How this will be addressed: By creating the first distribution map of liana impact on forests in this region.
Why it matters: Liana management is a large and low-cost opportunity for delivering large amounts of carbon removal by restoring native forest growth rates, but the scale, location, and best methods for liana monitoring and management in eastern US forests are poorly understood. Findings from this project will be applied nationally to deliver actionable policy and silvicultural recommendations, and globally to deliver technologically advanced methods for mapping, monitoring, and verifying the climate impacts of liana management.
