> Silvopasture can sequester more carbon than traditional pasture, and allows higher stocking densities (between 1.25 and 3.75 times higher than conventional pasture), resulting in an average 1.8 times less GHG emissions. However, **primary forest plots are still 66.5 times more effective at storing carbon than silvopasture** and it is therefore vital to halt further deforestation. **Regenerated forests sequestered between 27 to 164 times more CO2 per hectare per year than SPS.**
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Just for context, if you’re looking for a silver bullet for emissions from animal ag, this isn’t it.
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/news/2021/silvopasture.html
> Silvopasture can sequester more carbon than traditional pasture, and allows higher stocking densities (between 1.25 and 3.75 times higher than conventional pasture), resulting in an average 1.8 times less GHG emissions. However, **primary forest plots are still 66.5 times more effective at storing carbon than silvopasture** and it is therefore vital to halt further deforestation. **Regenerated forests sequestered between 27 to 164 times more CO2 per hectare per year than SPS.**