This book contains 28 chapters grouped into six sections providing information on forests interact with the other components of the physical and natural world with the human society, and how we could manage forests globally to make the most of their contribution to mitigation of climate change...

This paper provides an introduction to the book on forests and climatic change. A brief overview is given on the different sections included as well as the concepts covered in each: climate change, forestry and the science-policy interface; forestry options for contributing to climate change...

This chapter provides a brief summary of the soil processes in relation to waste utilization and their impact on climatic change. The fate of olive mill waste and meat meal waste was featured as two examples of the processing of by-products that are frequently incorporated into soil for disposal....

This paper illustrates the effect of simulated climate change in reducing the strength of carbon sinks in both the oceans and on land using carbon cycle-climate models. Results showed that the past 25 years have created a major change in the forestry industry worldwide, but eventually increased our ...

This paper describe the three flexible mechanisms which are in place to help achieve the targets for greenhouse gases emission reductions of the Kyoto Protocol and the way in which these mechanisms have created an international market for certified emission reduction credits. The three flexibility...

This paper provides a global perspective on the relationship between forests and climatic change. The international policy environment for forestry and for climate are outlined. Policy proposals to mitigate climate change through improved forest management, in particular by reducing deforestation,...

This study integrates the effects of changes in wood demand, climate and land use on the European forest sector, combining a dynamic global vegetation model with a large-scale, growth-and-yield model (EFISCEN or the European Forest Information Scenario Model). A consistent set of scenarios for wood ...

This chapter presents a summary of the results of predictions based on 50×50 km grid climate scenarios and discusses the interactive effects between management scenarios and site fertility on forest growth and carbon balance, potential habitat areas for tree species and insects and areas at...

This paper focuses on the questions of governance and climatic change, including the different levels of governance, the practicalities of establishing robust and accountable systems and some risks of concentrating on a single issue. Important themes were communication and coordination, not only to ...

Recommendations regarding strategies for the forest sector to facilitate real greenhouse gas reductions or offset fossil fuel use are proposed. Specific topics discussed include strategies to drive the use of biofuels for controlling greenhouse gas emission, deforestation and forest degradation...