Bioeconomic opportunities in restored tropical forests.

IF 5.1 2区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Ambio Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI:10.1007/s13280-025-02234-5

Pedro Medrado Krainovic, João Paulo Romanelli, Angélica Faria de Resende, Laura Helena Porcari Simões, Ana Flávia Boeni, Lukas Rodrigues Souza, Cássio Augusto Patrocinio Toledo, Vinicius Castro Souza, Joannès Guillemot, Rens Brouwer, Frans Bongers, Paulo Guilherme Molin, Rafael Barreiro Chaves, Klécia Gili Massi, Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues, Sergio de-Miguel, Pedro Henrique Santin Brancalion

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Abstract

Forest restoration faces financial constraints due to land opportunity costs and delayed returns from ecosystem services and timber production. A socially fair bioeconomy of non-timber products from native species is a promising pathway to overcome these challenges. We investigated the bioeconomic potential of native species in the reforested lands of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. A forest inventory across 46 plots (41 400 m²) in regenerating forests revealed 5181 individuals and 329 species. A review of 603 articles showed 167 species (59%) with bioeconomic potential. Medicinal (58%), cosmetic (12%), and food (5%) uses predominated. Leaves were the most used plant part. Of 2520 patents, we found 78 species patented in 61 countries (8% in Brazil). Only 13% of studies reached the final product stages. The palms (Syagrus romanzoffiana and Euterpe edulis) and the conifer (Araucaria angustifolia) highlight how native species synergistically improve the restoration's supply of resources to the biotech industry.

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恢复热带森林的生物经济机会。

由于土地机会成本和生态系统服务和木材生产的延迟回报，森林恢复面临资金限制。从本地物种中提取的非木材产品的社会公平生物经济是克服这些挑战的有希望的途径。研究了巴西大西洋森林重新造林土地上本地物种的生物经济潜力。在再生林的46个样地（41 400 m2）的森林清查中发现5181个个体和329个物种。结果表明，具有生物经济潜力的物种有167种（59%）。药用（58%）、化妆品（12%）和食品（5%）用途占主导地位。叶子是植物最常用的部分。在2520项专利中，我们发现78个物种在61个国家获得了专利（巴西占8%）。只有13%的研究进入了最终产品阶段。棕榈树（Syagrus romanzoffiana和Euterpe edulis）和针叶树（Araucaria angustifolia）突出了本地物种如何协同改善恢复对生物技术产业的资源供应。

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Ambio 环境科学-工程：环境

CiteScore

14.30

自引率

3.10%

发文量

123

审稿时长

6 months

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