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The timber demand in a region is the sum of local/regional demands and timber claims by other regions. The trade assumptions are adopted from external models, limiting the application of the model for cases with regional timber scarcity  (which will change the total demand in a region).
The timber demand in a region is the sum of local/regional demands and timber claims by other regions. The trade assumptions are adopted from external models, limiting the application of the model for cases with regional timber scarcity  (which will change the total demand in a region).
The only driver of deforestation modelled in IMAGE 3.0 is the net expansion of
agriculture per region. Many drivers of deforestation are not related to agricultural
expansion, but there is no global assessment of these other drivers. Therefore, total
deforestation rates are calibrated in IMAGE. Drivers and extent of deforestation are very
uncertain and subject to debate, yet determine future deforestation and deforestation
emissions in scenario simulations.
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Revision as of 17:26, 13 December 2016

Forest management module in IMAGE 3.0
Flowchart Forest management. See also the Input/Output Table on the introduction page. The option of forest plantations in IMAGE and LPJmL is still under development, and expected to be available soon.