A key area of focus for the YCNCC is to advance research relating to how we can enhance natural ecosystems including forests, soils, and coastal wetlands to increase carbon storage. Major initiatives include the Center’s Blue Carbon Project and the Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program.
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Amazon Resilient To Fire, But Diversity Loss Still A Threat, Study Finds
Study co-authored by YCNCC Faculty Paulo Brando finds Amazon forests resist fire better than expected, but biodiversity loss remains a major threat.
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Better Measurement of Forests’ Contribution to Soil Carbon Sequestration - a Q&A with YCNCC Researchers Mark Bradford and Alex Polussa
New YCNCC and YASSP research on forests’ contributions to soil carbon has implications for national greenhouse gas inventories and carbon markets.
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Amazon Deforestation at Eight-Year Low, Report Shows [Inside Climate News]
YCNCC Faculty Paulo Brando spoke with Inside Climate News about recent declines in the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
