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Carbon pools in vegetation, soil and timber - grid; Fraction cut down; Forest plantation demand; Suitability rules; Harvesting efficiency; FAO deforestation rates;
Carbon pools in vegetation, soil and timber - grid; Fraction cut down; Forest plantation demand; Suitability rules; Harvesting efficiency; FAO deforestation rates;
|Parameter=Fraction from non-forested land;
|Parameter=Fraction from non-forested land;
|OutputVar=Timber use fraction; Timber harvest fraction - grid; Forest residues; Forest management - grid; Regrowth forest area - grid;  
|OutputVar=Timber use fraction; Timber harvest fraction - grid; Forest residues; Forest management - grid; Regrowth forest area - grid; Harvested Wood;  
|Description==== Global context ===
|Description==== Global context ===



Revision as of 13:24, 26 March 2014

Key policy issues

  • How can management influence forest capacity to meet future demand for wood and other ecosystem services?
  • What are the implications of forest management for pristine and managed forest areas, and on biomass and carbon stocks and fluxes of relevance for climate policy?
  • What are the prospects for more sustainable forest management and the role of production in dedicated forest plantations?

Introduction