Forestry and Climate Change

by P. H. Freer-Smith; M. S. J. Broadmeadow; J M Lynch

• ISBN13: 9781845935962
• ISBN10: 1845935969
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-06
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Summary

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face - both in terms of its potential impact on our societies and the earth, and the scale of international co-operation that is needed to confront it. Emerging as a component of the international dialogue on the environment and climate, the role of forests in influencing earth systems will need to be assessed. Drawing together perspectives from researchers and policy makers, this book explores how forests will interact with the physical and natural world, and with human society as the climate changes. Also considered is how the world's forests can be managed to contribute to the mitigation of climate change and to maximize the full range of economic and non-market benefits. Providing an examination of the science, a detailed consideration of the science policy interface and the international frameworks and conventions, this book is valuable reading for all those interested in sustainable forest management, climate change and the associated environmental sciences.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. viii
Contributors	p. ix
Foreword - the Global Forestry Challenge	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
Personal Introduction	p. 3
Forests and Climate Change: the Knowledge-base for Action	p. 7
Climate Change, Forestry and the Science-Policy Interface	p. 15
Present and Future Carbon Sources and Sinks	p. 17
Global Forest Sector: Trends, Threats and Opportunities	p. 25
Carbon Sequestration as a Forestry Opportunity in a Changing Climate	p. 31
Forests and Climate Change: Global Understandings and Possible Responses	p. 38
The Forest Science-Policy Interface	p. 49
Forestry Options for Contributing to Climate Change Mitigation	p. 53
Causes of Gaps Between Perceived Potentials and Actual Implementation of Forest-sector Mitigation Activities	p. 55
Forests Remove Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere: Spruce Forest Tales!	p. 60
Afforestation, Reforestation and Reduced Deforestation to Sequester Carbon and Reduce Emissions	p. 73
Energy and Fuelwood	p. 80
Carbon in Wood Products and Product Substitution	p. 91
Towards a High Resolution Forest Carbon Balance for Europe Based on Inventory Data	p. 105
Forestry in Europe Under Changing Climate and Land Use	p. 112
Impacts of Climate Change on Forests: Options for Adaptation	p. 119
Soils and Waste Management: a Challenge to Climate Change	p. 121
Impacts of Climate Change on Forest Soil Carbon: Principles, Factors, Models, Uncertainties	p. 127
Direct Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide on Forest Tree Productivity	p. 136
Impacts of Climate Change on Temperate Forests and Interaction with Management	p. 143
Forest Responses to Global Change in North America: Interacting Forces Define a Research Agenda	p. 151
National and International Frameworks: Current and Future Policy	p. 161
National Forest Monitoring Systems: Purposes, Options and Status	p. 163
Conservation of Biodiversity in Boreal Forests: the Russian Experience	p. 174
International Forest Policy and Options for Climate Change Forest Policy in Developing Countries	p. 184
Addressing Deforestation and Forest Degradation Through International Policy	p. 197
Implications for Future Forestry and Related Environmental and Development Policy	p. 207
Risks and Uncertainties	p. 209
Governance and Climate Change	p. 214
Response of the Forestry Sector	p. 218
Commercial and Project-based Responses and Associated Research Initiatives in the Forest Sector	p. 226
Forests and Climate Change: Conclusions and the Way Forward	p. 233
Index	p. 241
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