High Integrity Forests are large tracts of intact , healthy forest with minimal human impact that store millions of tons of carbon in trees and soil .
Peat Swamps only cover about 3 % of Earth ’ s land surface , but are the most effective terrestrial carbon store , safeguarding twice as much carbon as all the world ’ s forests .
Mangroves are one of the most important “ blue carbon ” ecosystems in mitigating the climate crisis , storing carbon at a rate 10 times greater than mature tropical forests .
Frontier Forests
These forests massively reduce carbon emissions in the immediate future because they protect forest in imminent danger of destruction — a so-called “ frontier ” providing a protective barrier , keeping dense forest intact .
Carbon Vaults
These forests lock up carbon in large , tall , intact hardwood trees in perpetuity for a reasonable cost . These large trees store vast amounts of carbon in their wood , roots , and soil , preventing huge amounts of carbon from being released .
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Types of Forests
Super Sequesterers
Forests inundated by water are particulary efficient sequesterers because the water blocks the oxygen required for carbonreleasing decomposition . These include flooded forests , swamp forests , peat forests and mangroves .
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The Rainforest Climate Action Fund supports projects that cost-effectively store and sequester vast quantities of carbon , like those with intact rainforests , mangroves and peat-rich wetlands to tackle climate change .
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