The purpose is to facilitate the integration of this new knowledge domain into multidisciplinary university. He recently retired as director of investigations for the bc forest practices board, and is an expert in both sustainable forestry and the effects of climate change on forests. The links between ecosystem services and societal vulnerability the need to involve stakeholders and decision makers beyond the forestry sector in managing or protecting forest ecosystem services eba is necessarily. Iucns forest work tackles the role of trees and forests in building resilience to climate change in several ways. Since the 1980s, the climate has been changing faster than it has in recorded history. Forest service global change research strategy, 20092019. Adaptation, carbon, climate change, climatechange effects, climatesmart. However, the total number of trees has almost been halved since the start of human civilization. We partnered with world resources institutes global forest watch to. The potential implications of the climate change issue to the forest products industry are more complex than for any other industry.
We illustrate these issues with examples from different systems, drawing largely from our experience with bark beetles. Fao, forests and climate change 3 fao, fo rests a nd clim a te ch a nge 1 sfm is described by the united nations as a dynamic and evolving concept that aims to maintain and enhance the economic, social and. Tree biomass stores carbon through photosynthesis, so deforestation contributes to carbon emissions. Forests and climate change home food and agriculture. There is a lot of evidence that shows the earths climate is changing. Supply change draws from already available data to track companies, their commitments, and their progress towards these commitments over time to support stakeholders decisionmaking and, ultimately, to drive transformational change. The survey carried out in this research assesses how forest stakeholders in belgium perceive the role of their forest. Forests and climate change climate atlas of canada.
Forests and climate change are intrinsically linked, in ways that extend beyond carbon. Climate change, aquatic ecosystems, and fishes in the. In addition to providing an update on the state of corporate commitments as companies continue to establish and pursue their pledges to deforestationfree. Mar 15, 2017 supply change draws from already available data to track companies, their commitments, and their progress towards these commitments over time to support stakeholders decisionmaking and, ultimately, to drive transformational change. Ppt climate change powerpoint presentation free to. The annual deforestation rate in the terai is estimated to be 2. Ncasis climate change research program addresses carbon sequestration, use of biomass fuels, cogeneration, endoflife management options, and other topics. Pdf impacts of climate change on forest management and. Combatting deforestation and forest degradation in areas of high biodiversity and cultural significance, such as primary forests and world heritage sites. F orests, climate change and biodiversity are closely linked. Acting on behalf of over 515 investors that represent us. We analyzed paleoecological pollen and charcoal and tree census studies to compare protohistoric and modern vegetation.
It provides a compelling rationale for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in any forestbased climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. They wanted to know which factors might cause the nee of a forest to vary. These approaches must at the same time contribute to the welfare of rural people in developing countries. Climate change impacts 1 warmer temperatures 2 increased carbon dioxide 3 changes in habitat suitability 4 extreme events 5 interactions 3. This is part of an faoled process to prepare climate change guidelines for forest managers. We need forest co 2enrichment experiments in the tropics to obtain a wide and predictable understanding of tropical forest response to climate change. The magnitude of the challenges posed by climate change makes collaborative efforts essential among resource disciplines, agencies, and the public. Role of forest on climate change adaptation 3 the study.
It summarizes experiences in preparing for and reacting to climate change in different types of forests. Climate change impacts on forests natural resources canada. For example, a healthy foresta speciesdiverse, multiaged forest, with proper stocking densitiesis resilient in response to environmental stresses, better able to resist. Climate change for forest policymakers the document is divided into four sections. Earths climate has been changing regularly through natural cycles during the entire course of the planets history. Impacts of climate change on forest management and implications for swedish forestry thesis pdf available june 2016 with 1,921 reads how we measure reads. Climate change constitutes a direct threat to forest ecosystems, forestdependent peoples and society as a whole through reduced delivery of products and forest ecosystem services.
The n eotropics and global warming global warming is an atmospheric greenhouse gas enrichment consequence. Southeastern forests and climate change project learning tree. Climate change and tropical forests global forest atlas. Effects of climatic variability and change on forest ecosystems. Boreal forest, climate change, insect, pathogen, disturbance, outbreak introduction biotic disturbance. In this document, climate change effects are rarely projected beyond. The agriculture, forestry and landuse sectors account for about a quarter of all global greenhouse gas ghg emissions and are the largest sources after cars, trucks, trains, planes and ships combined. Tropical forests contain about 25% of the worlds carbon, and other forest. Climate change, forests and forest management food and.
This document, which is presented in question and answer format, is designed to serve as a general reference on the subject of climate change and forests. Adaptation of forests to climate change english the world. Ecosystems with a long lifespan, like forests, are more vulnerable to the relatively quick changes of climate change. Section 1 provides the background, aims and suggested use of the approach for integrating climate change into national forest programmes. Decisions being made today by public and private land and resource managers will have implications through the next century, especially as they relate to the adaptation of ecosystems. In these scenarios, unmanaged areas account for 35% of forest in 2020 and 25% in 2050, of which 10% is legally protected natural forest, while the replanted deadlocked area represents 3% of french forest in 2020 and 47% in 2050 depending on the level of mortality, with. Cargill report on forests 1 david maclennan 1 source. Forest preservation in a changing climate by sebastien jodoin. This requires multiple forms of knowledge and new approaches to forest management decisions.
Past forest response to climate change driven by soils and. Climate change, forest area change, and the incidence of forest pests and fire. Forests and climate change integrating climate change issues into national forest programmes and policy frameworks background paper for the national workshop, zambia april 2728, 2011 tuskers hotel, kabwe rosemary fumpamakano, ph. Aug 10, 2011 simulations including climate change show a reduced sink both today 0. This helps conserve the benefits that people and societies get from forests, including forest carbon stocks and livelihoods. Students use the online resources, the climate change atlas from the us forest service to explain the effects of climate change on the future distribution of suitable habitats for forest types, tree species, and bird species in the southeastern us. Climate change will affect the reproduction, recruitment, migration, and genetic resilience of trees in unpredictable ways box 5. United nations framework convention on climate change. It examines climate change impacts on forests and forest managers throughout the world. Cargill forest protection action plans september 2015 46 sustainable soy paraguay in paraguay, cargill works with over 3,000 farmers in both the southern and northern regions of the atlantic forest. Providing an examination of the science, a detailed consideration of the science policy interface and the international frameworks and conventions, forestry and climate change is valuable reading for all those interested in sustainable forest management, climate change and the associated environmental sciences. Climate change impacts and adaptation in forest management. As congress debates climate change and options for addressing the issue, ideas for increasing carbon sequestration in forests are likely to be discussed. Adaptation of forests to climate change english abstract.
Forests play a critical role in the earths climate system, in a number of different ways. Climate change, aquatic ecosystems, and fishes in the rocky. Climate change for forest policymakers food and agriculture. It is estimated that about 84,000 hectare of forest land becomes deforested annually.
Scientists expect that forest change will lag behind suitable habitat change, and there will be significant differences between the modeled and actual future forest composition. Report of deskbased research on resilience of forests to climate change and transformation measures. They regulate ecosystems, protect biodiversity, play an integral part in the carbon cycle, support livelihoods, and supply goods and services that can drive sustainable growth. Thus, forest management practices such as changes to thinning regimes, reductions in rotation lengths, and switching to other species native or exotic may represent adaptive management strategies to increase the resistance and resilience of swedish forests to climate change. In recent years, scientists and climate policy experts alike have confirmed that saving and restoring forestsespecially tropical forestsare essential to. Cargill does not acquire soybeans that are originated from the paraguayan chaco. Researchers urge multilevel action to tackle climatetolocal pressures on forests. Moujahed achouri team leader, forest conservation team forest assessment, management and conservation division. The role of forests in climate change a comprehensive overview climate investment funds first design meeting on the forest investment program washington, dc.
Government managed forests community forests leasehold forests religious forests private forests. Sep 16, 2016 climate change is likely to cause significant modifications in forests. Forests and climate change is one of three thematic priorities to be discussed at unff14 under agenda item 3a, implementation of the strategic plan for forests 20172030. This study is part of a world bank effort intended, first, to help decision makers in developing countries to better understand and assess the risks posed by climate change and to better design sector strategies to adapt to climate change. Intergovernmental panel on climate change report on agriculture, forestry and other land use we added our cocoa supply chain to the group of businesses that are assessing deforestation risk. Find information about the impacts of climate change on canadas forests and on how to adapt to changing climate conditions. Because boreal and arctic ecosystems lie at latitudes where intense climate induced change is expected to first occur, it is essential to examine these regions for initial indications of climate induced change.
Other human activities, such as cement production and cutting down and burning of forests deforesta tion, also add co2 to the atmosphere. Bill and other scientists collected data on carbon entering and leaving harvard forest for many years to see if they could find any patterns in nee over time. The climate change resource center has been developed as a reference for us forest service resource managers and decision makers who need information and tools to address climate change in planning and project implementation on national forests. The unsustainable production and supply chains of these commodities present significant business risks and negative environmental impacts on land, water, biodiversity and climate change. Climate change and the boreal forest of east side lake winnipeg speech delivered by david runnalls president and chief executive officer international institute for sustainable development date february 12, 2004 event advisory committee meeting of the east side planning initiative location radisson hotel, winnipeg. Luckily, however, nature has given us a great ally in the effort to slow climate change. Rising to this challenge may require adaptation of forest management, and therefore should trigger proactive measures by forest managers, but it is unclear to what extent this is already happening. Section 2 provides guidance at the strategic level. Warmer temperatures and changing precipitation patterns are driving forests northward, to higher elevation, or to less optimal soil. The supplydemand of key forest risk commodities also accounts for 1015% of greenhouse gas emissions. Forests, especially tropical forests, play an important role in global climate change. Urban soil c is stock change from nlcd land uses that includes developed lands with different intensities ranging from open space to low, medium, and high intensity. A total of seven forest types in the north and central regions of the eastern usa were used to coanalyze fossil pollen, fossil charcoal, and tree.
As deforestation and forest degradation have such a significant impact on climate change, reducing forest loss can have multiple benefits for ecosystems and people. A previous report in this series addressed the risks to terrestrial ecosystems posed by climate change. Jan 14, 2015 adaptation of forest management to climate change requires an understanding of the effects of climate on forests, industries and communities. Local factors specifically soils and local climate strongly influenced forest response to past climate change, and these influences were clearly evident despite the fact that study sites all occur within a small area on a relatively homogeneous glacial outwash landscape. Land use change has a big impact on the carbon stored in mangroves.
Cargill forest protection action plans september 2015 16 taking action by endorsing the new york declaration on forests in 2014, cargill pledged to do its part in driving practical measures to combat deforestation across our supply chains. It provides a compelling rationale for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in any forest based climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. Forestbased adaptation to climate change subregional capacitybuilding workshop on forest biodiversity and climate change singapore city, 25 september 2009 daniel murdiyarso and bruno locatelli. By reducing forest loss, we can reduce carbon emissions and fight climate change. Forest and climate change policies, strategies and programmes.
Inland water carbon flux represents the transport of dissolved organic carbon doc from watersheds through surface waters lakes and streams to rivers and exported to the ocean. Forests and global climate change is the ninth in a series of pew center reports examining the potential impacts of climate change on our environment and health. Furthermore, the effects of climate change on the light and thermal regime of boreal lakes will be strongly influenced by changes in the input and cycling of dissolved organic carbon doc. Researchers urge multilevel action to tackle climate tolocal pressures on forests. Adaptation of forest management to climate change as. Climate change, carbon sequestration, and forest fire protection in the canadian boreal zone electronic resource climate change research report. October 1617, 2008 jurgen blaser with carmenza robledo intercooperation, bern switzerland. Pepsico products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the. Ccrr20 includes bibliographical references and index. Landuse change 19912001 000 ha land use year ecological region change annual. Study shows how land use is disrupting forest carbon sinks. While climate varies over the earth, each region has a specific climate that living things have adapted to.
From zielkes standpoint, climate change poses a variety of threats to canadas forests. F orests act as a sink for greenhouse gases, help to. The effects of climate change on canadas forests are already evident. Government of nepal ministry of forests and soil conservation redd f orestry and climate change cell. Climate is a major influencing factor on forests, and forests in turn influence climate.