Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry: A Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

by Edited by Robert T. Watson , Ian R. Noble , Bert Bolin , N. H. Ravindranath , David J. Verardo , David J. Dokken

• ISBN13: 9780521804950
• ISBN10: 0521804957
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-10
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The exchange of carbon between the atmosphere and biosphere is an important factor in controlling global warming and climate change. Consequently, it is important to examine how carbon flows between different pools and how carbon stocks change in response to afforestation, reforestation, and deforestation, and other land-use activities. This IPCC Special Report is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art examination of the scientific and technical implications of carbon sequestration and the global carbon cycle. It also examines environmental and socioeconomic issues, conservation, sustainable resource management, and development issues in relation to carbon sequestration. The volume will be invaluable for government policymakers, business/industry analysts and officials, environmental groups, and researchers in global change, atmospheric chemistry, soil science, and economics.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface	ix
Summary for Policymakers: Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry	1
Global Perspective	23
Implications of Different Definitions and Generic Issues	53
Afforestation, Reforestation, and Deforestation (ARD) Activities	127
Additional Human-Induced Activities-Article 3.4	181
Project-Based Activities	283
Implications of the Kyoto Protocol for the Reporting Guidelines	339
Annexes
A. Authors, Contributors, and Expert Reviewers	365
B. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Units	371
C. List of Major IPCC Reports	375