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Climate Change mitigation - Role of forests and tree plantations
GROUP-1
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Dual Role
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Forests - Climate Change Mitigation
Mitigation
Carbon stock conservation
Sustainable forest
management
Integrated fire management
Management of forest health and vitality
Management of forest
biodiversity
Management of Protected areas
and wildlife
Sequestration
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Carbon Sequestration
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Strategies to Increase Carbon Sequestration
Afforestation, reforestation and forest restoration
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Strategies to Increase Carbon Sequestration
Increase of tree cover through agroforestry, urban forestry and tree planting
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Strategies to Increase Carbon Sequestration
Adoption of better forest management practices:
• Silvicultural treatment operation
• Species selection
• Modification of rotation
How fast a tree can sequester and how long can it retain…..
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Role of Trees Outside Forests (TOF)
• Storing carbon
• Halting land degradation
• Providing fuel substitute for fossil fuels
• Fixing Nitrogen to reduce the use of fertilizers.
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FORESTS MITIGATE
FORESTS ARE AFFECTED BY
CLIMATE CHANGE
FORESTS HAVE SOCIOECONOMIC
DIMENSION
Context
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Advantages of Mitigation through Forests
• Natural Process
• Co-Benefits
– Employment & Income generation opportunities
– Biodiversity
– Watershed Conservation
– Aesthetic & Recreational benefits
– Products- Timber & Fibers
– Other Ecosystem functions and services.
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Employment & Income generation opportunities
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Watershed Conservation
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Biodiversity
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Aesthetics and Recreational Benefits
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Products- Timber & Fibers
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Other Ecosystem functions and services
• Pollination
• Bio control
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Possible Negative Consequences
• Forest mitigation activities may alter
– surface hydrology
– Albedo
BUT No conclusive studies.
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Forest sector mitigation strategies evaluation
Forest sector mitigation strategies need to be assessed with regard to their impacts on carbon storage in forest ecosystems on sustainable harvest rates
and on net GHG emissions across all sectors. Ref: IPCC AR4
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Financing Mitigation
Forest Carbon
partnership facility
CDM
REDD +
Forest Investment
program
NGOs, bilateral
and multilateral
channels
Adaptation fund from
GEF
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Conclusions
Short term
• Simplified methodologies
• Develop local market
• CSR
Long term
• Research on the impacts of carbon sequestration through forests over long term
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