Table 2 Removal factors (tons CO2 ha−1 year−1) and associated uncertainty (CI95) of the natural regeneration, agroforestry, and mangrove restoration FLR activities and subcategories, for stand ages of 0–20 years and 20–60 years
From: Global carbon dioxide removal rates from forest landscape restoration activities
FLR activity | Climatic region | 0–20 years | 20–60 years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Removal rate (t CO2 ha−1 year−1) | Half CI95 | Removal rate (t CO2 ha−1 year−1) | Half CI95 | ||
Natural regeneration | |||||
 Asia and Oceania | Humid | 11.9 | 3.0 | 17.3 | 1.2 |
Dry | 10.3 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.9 | |
 Europe | All | 9.8 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
 Africa | Humid | 17.4 | 2.1 | 7.9 | 1.7 |
 North America | Humid | 11.1 | 3.3 | 10.9 | 1.8 |
Dry | 9.1 | 2.1 | 8.2 | 1.2 | |
 Central America and Caribbean | Humid | 11.9 | 1.7 | 7.1 | 1.5 |
Dry | 10.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | |
 South America | Humid | 18.8 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 1.4 |
Dry | 13.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | |
Agroforestry | |||||
 Africa | All | 10.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
 Asia | All | 14.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
 Latin America and Caribbean | All | 15.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Mangrove restoration | |||||
 Tree | Tropical | 23.1 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 2.3 |
 Shrub | Tropical and subtropical | 6.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 |