Yan et al. (2026): Does achieving the sustainable development goal of forest carbon sinks need to come at the expense of the stakeholders’ benefits?—Global perspective through systematic literature review
Yingzheng Yan, Qiuqin Zheng, Xiaohong Miao and Yuanzhu Wei, IN: Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-06578-5
Realizing the economic value of forest carbon sinks (FCS) is crucial for advancing environmental sustainability. This study addresses the central question of how global FCS can simultaneously generate economic and livelihood benefits. Using stakeholder theory to analyze conflicts among various actors and cost-benefit theory to explore their decision-making logic, it conducts a systematic literature review (SLR) of 465 articles from the Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus databases, identifying key research trends and practical challenges in this field.