Calculating the Additional Carbon Sequestration of Finnish Forestry

Pukkala, Timo

doi:10.1080/10549811.2020.1792935

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“…a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario based on constant harvest -similar models may produce different results because of different assumptions about the management strategies applied at the local level, which may, in turn, also affect the long-term evolution of the ageclass distribution (Blujdea et al, 2021a). Therefore, determining a common, possibly "neutral", management scenario that represents a benchmark for the development of further management strategies is also challenging (Pukkala, 2020).…”

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The European forest carbon budget under future climate conditions and current management practices

Pilli¹,

Alkama

Cescatti

et al. 2022

Biogeosciences

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Abstract. To become carbon neutral by 2050, the European Union (EU27) net carbon sink from forests should increase from the current level of about −360 to −450 Mt CO2eq yr−1 by 2050. Reaching this target requires additional efforts, which should be informed by the expected interactions between current age-class distributions, the effect of forest management practices and the expected impacts of future climate change. However, modelling the combined effect of these drivers is challenging, since it requires a mechanistic assessment of climate impacts on primary productivity and heterotrophic respiration and a detailed representation of the forest age structure and of the management practices across the entire EU. To achieve this goal, we combined the output provided by four land–climate models – run under two different Representative Concentration Pathway scenarios (RCP2.6 and RCP6.0) – to parameterize the input data used in an empirical forest growth model. This hybrid modelling approach aims to quantify the impact of climate change and forest management on the long-term (i.e. to 2100) evolution of the EU27 + UK forest carbon budget. This approach was tested using a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario, based on the continuation of the management practices applied by EU member states within the historical period 2000–2015. We emphasize that our study does not explore a specific policy scenario but describes a methodological framework. Our results highlight that, under our BAU case, the EU27 + UK forest C sink would decrease to about −250 Mt CO2eq yr−1 in 2050 and −80 Mt CO2eq yr−1 by 2100. The main driver of the long-term evolution of the forest C sink is the ongoing ageing process of the European forests, mostly determined by past and ongoing management. In addition, climate change may further amplify or mitigate this trend. Due to the large uncertainty in climate projections, in 2050 the net C sink may range from −100 to −400 Mt CO2eq yr−1 under RCP2.6 and from −100 to −300 Mt CO2eq yr−1 under RCP6.0. These results suggest that while a change in management practices would be needed to reverse an otherwise declining trend in the sink, climate change adds a considerable uncertainty, potentially nearly doubling or halving the sink associated with management.

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The European forest carbon budget under future climate conditions and current management practices

Pilli¹,

Alkama

Cescatti

et al. 2022

Biogeosciences

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“…La contribución de la IV para la mitigación más referida en la literatura es, quizás, la capacidad de secuestrar carbono (Pukkala, 2020). Es decir, la captura de dióxido de carbono de la atmósfera para su transferencia y almacenamiento en la biosfera terrestre y los océanos.…”

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Infraestructura verde como infraestructura informal: un cambio de perspectiva necesario

Loor

Rivadeneira

2023

EDU

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El artículo plantea una perspectiva conceptual de infraestructura verde (IV) que se enmarca en el contexto de asentamientos informales en el Sur Global. Para el efecto, se realiza una revisión integradora de la literatura, en la que se deconstruyen los conceptos de infraestructura verde e infraestructura de asentamientos informales, los cuales se entretejen para lograr una nueva estructura cognitiva. Cabe mencionar que la literatura sobre IV no ha producido herramientas teóricas que faciliten la integración de los asentamientos informales en la gestión ambiental urbana. Alternativamente, los conceptos de ensamble, emprendedurismo e infraestructura informal pueden ayudar a una mejor comprensión de la IV en este contexto.

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“…Are the mythic creatures and old tales too unfamiliar for people who live amongst the imagery of climate crises and extinctions? An alternative way would be to pass on information about how important the old forests are as carbon stores and sources of forest biodiversity (Goldstein et al 2020;Pukkala 2020;Hyvärinen et al 2019). Also, it is important to bear in mind that amongst the Finns there are differing, contradictory, or even opposing values attached to forests.…”

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Tale(s) of a Forest—Re-Creation of a Primeval Forest in Three Environmental Narratives

Hiltunen

Björklund

Nurmesjärvi

et al. 2020

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We analyze three environmentally conscious works that are concerned with the state of Finnish forests: the documentary film Metsän tarina/Tale of a Forest (2012), the book with the same name (2013) and the series of short documentaries Tarinoita metsästä/Tales from the Forest (2013). By combining methods from arts research and ecology, we ask how the narratives adapt material from nature photography. The film and book present mythic stories and old Finnish beliefs about forests. They also contain references to cultural memory. Additionally, the biodiversity on display reflects a conventional practice to exhibit large or charismatic species. However, the ecological message remains only implicit, expressed through aesthetic choices rather than information about natural processes. Overall, we suggest that adaptation in these narratives can be understood as an artistic process of recycling and referencing and as a way to reconnect with cultural memory and nature. As such, it can enhance relationships with nature and awareness of conservation needs. However, we ask whether the past-oriented strategy is a politically effective way to activate a connection with nature in modern Finland, where discussions about environmental problems are closely connected to heated debates about forestry.

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Calculating the Additional Carbon Sequestration of Finnish Forestry

Cited by 17 publications

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The European forest carbon budget under future climate conditions and current management practices

The European forest carbon budget under future climate conditions and current management practices

Infraestructura verde como infraestructura informal: un cambio de perspectiva necesario

Tale(s) of a Forest—Re-Creation of a Primeval Forest in Three Environmental Narratives

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