Carbon Dioxide Mitigation in Forestry and Wood Industry

The book provides theoretical and practical guidelines to use and enhance the potential of forests to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel resources. To understand the interactions linked with such concepts, the book addresses the following topics: forest dynamics and carbon budget; deforestation and afforestation; emerging programs for sustainable development; timber as substitute for high energy materials and fossil fuels; forest responses to climate change and socioeconomic pressures; policy aspects. Apart from the production of timber, forests fulfill numerous additional ecological and social functions. This book has a strong interdisciplinary focus and integrates global aspects with regional and national studies.

Table of Contents:
List of Contents.- 1 Forest Resources: Past, Present and Future Role of Managed and Unmanaged Forests in the Global Carbon Balance.- 1.1 Historic Role of Forests in the Global Carbon Cycle.- 1.2 The History and Future Dynamics of Carbon Sequestration in Finland’s Forest Sector.- 1.3 Dynamics of Forest Resources of the Former Soviet Union with Respect to the Carbon Budget.- 1.4 Past and Possible Future Carbon Dynamics of Canada’s Boreal Forest Ecosystems.- 1.5 Assessment of Humid Tropical Forest Distribution and Conditions Using Remote Sensing at a Global Scale.- 2 Implementation of Carbon Dioxide Mitigation Measures in Forestry and Wood Industry on a National and International Scale.- 2.1 Analysis and Potential for Mitigation Options.- 2.2 Carbon Mitigation Potential of German Forestry Considering Competing Forms of Land Use.- 2.3 Present and Future Options of Forests and Forestry for CO2-Mitigation in Germany.- 2.4 Afforestation in Europe: Experiences and Future Possibilities.- 2.5 Implementing Carbon Mitigation Measures in the Forestry Sector — a Review.- 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of Carbon Dioxide Mitigation in Forestry and Wood Industry.- 3.1 World Forests: The Area for Afforestation and their Potential for Fossil Carbon Sequestration and Substitution.- 3.2 Substitution of Wood from Plantation Forestry for Wood from Deforestation: Modelling the Effects on Carbon Storage.- 3.3 Life Cycle Assessment of Wood Products.- 3.4 The Face Foundation.- 3.5 Climate Stabilisation and Conservation of Biodiversity — Two Goals — One Way?.- 4 Forestry Mitigation Options under Future Climate Change and Socioeconomic Pressures.- 4.1 Future Development of the Carbon Cycle: The Role of the Biota/Forests within the IPCC Stabilisation Scenarios.- 4.2 TheFrankfurt Biosphere Model (FBM): Regional Validation Using German Forest Yield Tables and Iventory Data and Extrapolation to a 2×CO2 Climate.- 4.3 The Direct Effect of CO2 Enrichment on the Growth of Trees and Forests.- 4.4 Ecosystem Properties and the Continued Operation of the Terrestrial Carbon Sink.- 4.5 The Distribution of Future Global Forests as Affected by Changing Climate and Land Use.