Integrating forests and wood products in climate change strategies

Forestry for a low-carbon future

21/07/2016
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Contents

Foreword ix

Acknowledgements x

Acronyms and abbreviations xi

Executive summary xiii

Key messages xvii

1. Introduction 1

Options for mitigation in the forest sector:
     Encouraging a multiple-use perspective 3

About this publication 4

Key messages: overview 7

2. Mitigation in the forest sector 9

Forestry in the climate change framework 9

Mitigation potential in the forest sector 18

Finance options for forest-sector mitigation 26

Key messages: forest-sector mitigation 27

3. Expanding forest and tree cover 29

Mitigation potential of afforestation and reforestation and trees outside forests 29

Economic feasibility 31

Bottlenecks in harnessing potentials 34

Embracing opportunities 37

Key messages: expanding forest and tree cover 39

4. Reducing deforestation and preventing forest loss through REDD+ 41

Mitigation potential of reducing forest loss 41

Economic feasibility 42

Bottlenecks in harnessing potentials 47

Embracing opportunities 47

Key messages: REDD+ 49

5. Changing forest management practices 51

Improved harvesting 51

Rotation length and mitigation 52

Better management of pests and diseases 55

Improving fire management 57

Management of the soil carbon pool 61

Key messages: forest management 67

6. Improving and using wood energy 69

From traditional use to biorefineries 70

Potential of using wood energy for mitigation 72

Economic feasibility 76

Bottlenecks in harnessing potentials 80

Embracing opportunities 82

Key messages: wood energy 85

7. Promoting the use of wood for greener building and furnishing 87

Trends in wood use 88

Mitigation potential of wood use in building and furnishing 91

Bottlenecks in harnessing potentials 94

Embracing opportunities 96

Key messages: wood in green building and furnishing 101

8. How to make it happen 103

Deciding among mitigation options 103

Capitalizing on co-benefits for sustainable development 105

Sustainable wood budget: securing sustainable wood sources for the advancing bioeconomy 110

Financing forest mitigation 114

Key messages: making it happen 122

9. Conclusion 123

References 125

Contributors 147

Expert reviewers 151

 

 

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