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European forests and the forest-based sector are already contributing significantly to climate change mitigation and substitution, amounting to some 13% of EU emissions. They have 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.
This short report for policymakers summarizes the policy conclusions of From Science to Policy 2, A new role for forests and the forest sector in the EU post-2020 climate targets (2015).