Improving Carbon Sequestration Capacity of Forest Vegetation in China: Afforestation or Forest Management?

Both forest management—especially tending—and afforestation help to enhance the carbon sequestration of vegetation. However, with limited resources, appropriate measures need be selected increase vegetation sinks based on regional endowments. This study aimed assess differences in effects and costs tending select suitable areas. In this paper, we used panel fixed models analyze conducted a heterogeneity analysis identify Our results show that capacity is 4.48 times higher than afforestation, there obvious spatial sequestration. Specifically, marginal contribution northwest southwest China, whereas greater other regions. Additionally, cost for 44.44 tending. Therefore, management existing forests must enhanced, especially northeastern, southern, northern China. Similar regions still emphasize use space afforestation.