The following table shows the forest biomes’ area, total carbon storage, carbon density, and the allocation of how carbon is stored between vegetation and soil.
Even on the raw numbers, boreal is the most important forest biome. It contains almost twice the carbon than that of the tropical and temperate forests put together.
Naturally, size is not the only determining factor for an opportunity, and to get a comprehensive view, we analyzed each biome through Aurora Forealis’ Seven S’s methodology.
- Opportunity related criteria
- Size
- Subtype
- Solution related criteria
- Solvable
- Smart
- Scalable
- Foundation related criteria
- Suitable
- Specific