The role of forests in the EU climate policy: are we on the right track?
Anu Korosuo,
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Roberto Pilli,
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Raúl Abad Viñas
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Carbon Balance and Management,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
18(1)
Published: July 30, 2023
The
European
Union
(EU)
has
committed
to
achieve
climate
neutrality
by
2050.
This
requires
a
rapid
reduction
of
greenhouse
gas
(GHG)
emissions
and
ensuring
that
any
remaining
are
balanced
through
CO2
removals.
Forests
play
crucial
role
in
this
plan:
they
currently
the
main
option
for
removing
from
atmosphere
additionally,
wood
use
can
store
carbon
durably
help
reduce
fossil
emissions.
To
stop
reverse
decline
forest
sink,
EU
recently
revised
regulation
on
land
use,
land-use
change
forestry
(LULUCF),
set
target
-
310
Mt
CO2e
net
removals
LULUCF
sector
2030.In
study,
we
clarify
common
concepts
management
annual
increment,
harvest
mortality
determining
sink.
We
then
evaluate
what
extent
sink
is
track
meet
goals
EU.
For
assessment
data
latest
national
GHG
inventories
model
(Carbon
Budget
Model).
Our
findings
indicate
level,
recent
decrease
increment
increase
causing
drop
Furthermore,
continuing
past
practices
projected
further
Finally,
discuss
options
enhancing
sinks
while
taking
into
account
adaptation
resilience.Our
show
quickly
developing
away
targets.
Stopping
reversing
trend
implementation
climate-smart
management,
with
improved
more
timely
monitoring
fluxes.
enhancement
tracking
progress
towards
EU's
targets,
where
forests
become
expected
remain
prominent
than
ever
before.
Language: Английский
Impact of fire severity on forest structure and biomass stocks using NASA GEDI data. Insights from the 2020 and 2021 wildfire season in Spain and Portugal
Science of Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9, P. 100134 - 100134
Published: May 16, 2024
Wildfires
have
been
progressively
shrinking
the
C
sink
capacity
of
forest
accelerating
climate
change
effects
on
biodiversity,
especially
where
megafires
are
recurrent
and
increased
frequency
such
as
in
Mediterranean.
Data
from
The
Global
Ecosystem
Dynamics
Investigation
(GEDI)
mission
can
inform
changes
structure
to
fire
impacts
vegetation.
In
this
study,
we
assessed
performance
GEDI
at
measuring
biomass
structural
wildfires
using
2020/21
summer
seasons
Spain
Portugal.
hybrid-inference
method
was
used
calculate
mean
total
pre-
post-fire
stages,
while
footprint
data
further
explain
severity
classes
derived
optical
data.
Our
results
showed
increasing
impact
stocks
ecological
metrics
by
severity.
More
than
over
stocks,
severe
fires
substantially
altered
trends
plant
area
volume
density.
integration
had
an
accuracy
52%
considering
five
69%
when
three
main
classes:
unburned,
moderate
high.
Structural
be
improve
optical-based
estimates
globally
evaluate
potential
based
time-series
tracks
showcased
but
also
measure
recovery
between
seasons.
extension
is
a
major
support
for
wildfire
mapping
efforts,
integrated
approaches
capture
biodiversity
monitoring
carbon
stocks.
Language: Английский
Temperature extremes of 2022 reduced carbon uptake by forests in Europe
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 2, 2023
Abstract
The
year
2022
saw
record
breaking
temperatures
in
Europe
during
both
summer
and
fall.
Close
to
30%
of
the
European
continent
was
under
severe
drought
with
a
similarly
large
area
affected
(3.0
million
km
2
)
as
recent
2018
drought,
but
now
located
central
southeastern
Europe.
Multiple
sets
observations
suggest
reduction
net
ecosystem
carbon
exchange
(57-62
TgC)
over
this
area,
specific
sites
France
even
showed
widespread
summertime
release
by
forests,
well
wildfires.
A
warm
fall
prolonged
uptake
offered
only
partial
compensation
(up
32%)
for
lost
due
drought.
This
severity
second
event
5
years
suggests
these
impacts
no
longer
be
exceptional,
important
factor
into
Europe's
developing
plans
net-zero
greenhouse
gas
emissions
that
rely
on
sequestration
forests.
Language: Английский
Operationalizing blue carbon principles in France: Methodological developments for Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows and institutionalization
Adrien Comte,
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Jeanne Barreyre,
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Briac Monnier
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et al.
Marine Pollution Bulletin,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
198, P. 115822 - 115822
Published: Nov. 27, 2023
Language: Английский
Les forêts françaises face au changement climatique
Isabelle Chuine,
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Philippe Ciais,
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Wolfgang Crämer
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et al.
Published: June 1, 2023
Les
forêts
françaises
couvrent
31%
du
territoire
métropolitain.
Elles
contribuent
de
multiples
façons
au
bien-être
humain
(production
bois,
purification
l’air
et
l’eau,
maintien
des
sols,
habitat
pour
la
biodiversité,
alimentation,
santé,
activités
récréatives,
etc.)
participent
aux
Objectifs
Développement
Durable
fixés
par
l’ONU.
En
particulier,
France
s’étant
engagée
à
atteindre
neutralité
carbone
dès
2050,
le
rôle
puits
stockage
est
considéré
comme
un
élément
majeur
sa
Stratégie
Nationale
Bas
Carbone
(SNBC).
Depuis
quelques
années,
les
françaises,
dont
surface
n’avait
cessé
croître
depuis
plus
d’un
siècle,
connaissent,
façon
inquiétante,
une
diminution
productivité,
dépérissements
massifs
risque
incendie
accru.
Le
changement
climatique
en
cours
met
ainsi
péril
ressources
forestières
leur
contribution
attendue
préserver
favoriser
développement
rural
bioéconomie,
renforcer
production
assurer
sociétal
équilibrer
bilan
France.
enjeux
sont
considérables
l’orchestration
mesures
prendre
s’avère
extrêmement
délicate
raison
diversité
attentes
société.
L’Académie
sciences
dresse
ici
état
lieux
connaissances
actuelles
sur
diverses
contributions
société,
puis
identifie
défis
relever
regard
menaces
venir.
Finalement,
elle
présente
ensemble
recommandations
simultanément
résilience
forêts,
carbone,
préservation
qualité
autres
milieu
forestier
humain.
recherches
scientifiques
devront
porter
nécessaires
compréhension
l’adaptation
l’efficience
d’utilisation
bois.
Des
modèles
capables
simuler
l’évolution
réponse
perturbations
naturelles
anthropiques
que
pratiques
sylvicoles
doivent
être
développés.
données
validation
(composition
peuplements,
biomasse
aérienne
souterraine,
flux
carbone)
acquises
diffusées
largement.
La
prise
compte
facteurs
physico-chimiques,
biologiques,
économiques
sociaux
dans
l’évaluation
liés
nécessite
études
interdisciplinaires.
Enfin,
méthodologie
vérifiable
transparente
calcul
émissions
évitées
grâce
usages
bois
nécessaire
évaluer
produits
objectifs
SNBC.
Un
effort
gestion
forestière
optimiser
l’échelle
nationale
climatique,
biodiversité.
Ces
flexibles,
évolutives
adaptées
contexte
socio-écologique
local.
Pour
gérer
effets
stratégie
sans
regrets,
structure
peuplements
devra
ajustée
favorisant
sylviculture
couvert
continu,
ajustant
densités
peuplement
conditions
hydriques,
augmentant
essences,
évitant
autant
possible
coupes
rases
impacts
écologiques
climatiques
trop
importants,
conservant
vieux
arbres
qui
refuges
biodiversité
représentent
patrimoine
génétique
préserver.
filière
sera
crucial
réussite
transition
énergétique.
son
prélèvement
forêt
jusqu’au
recyclage
connexes
scierie.
Sa
réindustrialisation
doit
soutenue
afin
permettre
transformation
français
France,
longue
durée
vie,
valorisation
feuillus,
maîtrise
court
terme
volumes
courte
vie.
politiques
publiques
accompagner
forêt-bois
manière
cohérente
succès
récente
net
appelle
révision
urgente
SNBC
ne
seront
pas
tenus.
D’autres
scénarios
évalués
temps
long
s’inscrivant
approche
écosystémique
multifonctionnelle
forêt.
Enfin
gouvernance
mieux
intérêts
souhaits
différents
acteurs.