Reported policies and measures; Land-Use Change and Forestry

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Reported policies and measures Land-Use Change
and Forestry

• Heikki Granholm
• Programme Officer
• UNFCCC
• MIS Programme

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Overview

• Emission/removal trends in LUCF sector
• Portfolio of reported PAMs
• PAMs to increase CO2 sequestration
• PAMs to reduce GHG emissions
• Research-based PAMs
• PAMs having negative impact
• Additional findings

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Emission/removal trends in LUCF sector

• In 2000 LUCF sector removed 10 of total
  aggregated emissions compared to 13 in 1990
• High net removals in EST42 of total emissions,
  LVA 40, SWE 39, NOR 34, NZL 31, FIN 16, USA
  13, FRA 12, POL 11
• Low net removals in BEL and NLD or net source in
  GBR 0.5
• Most Parties expect small increases in net
  sequestration in 2010, however for USA net
  removals are expected to decreased by 13

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Portfolio of reported PAMs

• Almost all Parties reported LUCF PAMs
• About 40 PAMs reported 3/4 implemented, 1/10
  adopted and rest planned

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PAMs to increase CO2 sequestration

• Changes in forest and other woody biomass stocks,
  widely reported, integration of environmental and
  sustainable development aspects
• Development of national forest programmes and
  strategies to increase carbon storage in forests
  and in products
• Afforestation and reforestation
• Improved forest management, regulatory and
  voluntary measures
• Few PAMs addressing soils (JPN, CAN)

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PAMs to reduce GHG emissions

• Seldom reported
• E.g. restrict conversion of forest land to other
  uses (Latvia) Protection of existing forests
  (AUT) Protection of soil carbon (Slovakia)
  Protection of forest resources from fire and
  pests (CAN, NZL).

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Research-based PAMs

• Specific measures and general research, extension
  and outreach programmes.
• E.g. Increased understanding on adaptive
  strategies on conservation areas (AUT) Research
  on sequestration (BEL) Improved methods of fire
  control (CAN) Carbon storage in buildings,
  furniture, landfills and other wood products
  (NOR) RD on monitoring (NZL).

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PAMs that have negative impacts

• How to balance different objectives? Subject to
  national circumstances.
• E.g. Fire as element of long-term ecological
  stability and encouragement of use of controlled
  fires (SWE) Replacement of faster-growing
  conifers by slower-growing broad-leaved species
  (SWE) Promotion of use of forest resources may
  result in increased harvest (JPN)

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Additional findings

• LUCF have a significant contribution as one of
  the mitigation options, based on 23 reports
  available
• Uncertainty on treatment of LULUCF under KP has
  influenced identification of PAMs
• GPG for LULUCF is under development
• Focus on net removals (increment/growth minus
  harvesting/drain) or on emissions and removals
  separately?