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Massive carbon stocks in grasslands are ignored by climate finance

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Briefings

A policy brief published today in PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET reports that open ecosystems like grasslands and savannas hold vast carbon stocks but are systematically ignored by climate policies that prioritize forests. The brief highlights this gap between ecological potential and policy implementation.

Key points

• Policy frameworks currently privilege forests over open ecosystems, despite evidence that grasslands and savannas store significant carbon.

Context

The brief addresses a critical gap in climate finance where policies favoring forests overlook the massive carbon potential of open ecosystems like grasslands and savannas, which support biodiversity and water supply.

Limitations

The evidence is limited to the specific findings of the researchers in the PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET brief. No additional background on the specific carbon quantities or policy mechanisms is supplied.

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