{"id":42232,"date":"2026-02-09T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/?p=42232"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:43:58","slug":"deforestation-southeast-asia-carbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/environment\/deforestation-southeast-asia-carbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Deforestation has made Southeast Asia a net source of carbon"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the first two decades of the century, according to a Japanese study, the forests in the area released more carbon than they stored. Fires, peatland degradation, and fossil fuels are making things worse<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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Southeast Asian<\/strong> countries are still running a carbon deficit<\/strong> due to key factors like fossil fuel use and land use change linked to deforestation. The resulting emissions actually exceed the amount of carbon sequestered by natural ecosystems. In this scenario, climate neutrality in the area remains a distant dream. This is according to a study<\/a> by Hiroshima University<\/strong> published in the journal Global Biogeochemical Cycle.<\/p>\n

The work, which involved a group of researchers from different countries, examined the eleven nations of ASEAN<\/strong> (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), the economic cooperation area founded in 1967, in the first twenty years of the 21st century.<\/p>\n

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Flash drought is becoming increasingly frequent in Asia<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n