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Forest Management for Climate Change Mitigation. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Sep 2008, Pages: 168
The observed increase in global average temperature
during the last half century is most likely due to
the concurrent increase in atmospheric greenhouse
gases. In order to avoid dangerous global warming,
other mitigation strategies besides emission
reduction have to be developed. Forests store carbon
while growing and forest management can aim at
increasing carbon stocks in- and outside the forest.
The book explores impacts of past and recent forest
management on the forest sector carbon balance.
Results reveal that the inclusion of all mitigation
services offered by the forestry sector matters with
respect to climate benefits and land-owner revenue.
An ecosystem-centered view favors the conservation of
carbon in forests while an accounting of wood
products and substitution effects offers
opportunities in long-rotation timber and bioenergy
production.
Countries under the Kyoto Protocol may include carbon
sinks resulting from forestry activities since 1990
to meet reduction targets. Effects of past practices
and disturbances, however, may overwhelm effects of
recent management. The book examines how this legacy
effect can be accounted for to set incentives for
improved management.
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