Climate smart forest practices

Tappeiner, J., Adams, D., Montgomery, C., Maguire, D., 2022. Growth of managed older Douglas-fir stands: implications of the Black Rock thinning trial in the Coast Range of Western Oregon. Journal of Forestry, 2022, 282-288.

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Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvab063 Summary: The Black Rock thinning project is intended to demonstrate that silvicultural interventions – here, thinning and long rotations –  can help restore dense, young timber plantations back into structurally complex older forests. The authors measured tree growth after thinning that began in 1958 at an average stand age of 50. They also … Read more

Doelman, J.C., Stehfest, E., van Vuuren, D.P., et al., 2019. Afforestation for climate change mitigation: potentials, risks and tradeoffs. Global Change Biology 26(3): 1576-1591.

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Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14887 Summary: The global economic potential of afforestation was assessed with the IMAGE 3.0 integrated assessment model framework. The effects of afforestation on food supply is also addressed under increasingly ambitious climate targets. Key excerpts: “Afforestation has a mitigation potential of 4.9 GtCO2/year at 200 US$/tCO2 in 2050 leading to large-scale application in an … Read more

Moomaw, W.R., Masino, S.A., Faison, E.K., 2019. Intact forests in the United States: proforestation mitigates climate change and serves the greatest good. Front. For. Glob. Change, 11 June 2019.

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Link: https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2019.00027 Summary: The authors coin the term ‘proforestation’ – growing existing forests intact to their ecological potential – and quantify the role of this climate smart practice in mitigating climate change and generating a wide range of ecosystem service benefits. Key excerpts: “The IPCC identifies reforestationand afforestation as important strategies to increase negative emissions, but they face … Read more