A new role for forests and the forest sector in the EU post-2020 climate targets
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In 2015, European forests and the forest-based sector were already contributing significantly to climate change mitigation and substitution, amounting to some 13% of EU emissions. They had the potential to contribute more – even up to an additional 9% – through Climate Smart Forestry. This is an approach which mainstreams climate mitigation by using forests and the forest sector, and related policies and measures in a way which makes use of the different regional characteristics and circumstances of the EU Member States.
Watch our two minute video of Professor Gert-Jan Nabuurs explaining the background to the study, and the opportunities for Climate Smart Forestry:
Citation
Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Philippe Delacote, David Ellison, Marc Hanewinkel, Marcus Lindner, Martin Nesbit, Markku Ollikainen and Annalisa Savaresi. 2015. A new role for forests and the forest sector in the EU post-2020 climate targets. From Science to Policy 2. European Forest Institute. https://doi.org/10.36333/fs02
Number of pages: 32
ISBN 978-952-5980-21-9 (online)
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