Carbon Dioxide Mitigation in Forestry and Wood Industry

Abstract

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 The Frankfurt Biosphere Model (FBM): Regional Validation Using German Forest Yield Tables and Iventory Data and Extrapolation to a 2xCO2 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.