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Criterion 5 – Maintenance of forest contribution to global carbon cycles Biomass and carbon 46 MIG indicator 5.1.a: Total forest ecosystem biomass and carbon pool, and if appropriate, by forest type, age class, and successional stages (UNE, LNE, Eden Southern regions) Approximately 3 440 000 tonnes of CO2e sequestered is estimated to be sequestered in Forests NSW hardwood and softwood plantation (refer to figure 2-5A). Forests NSW estimates the amount of CO2e sequestered in its planted forest estate. This includes both softwood and hardwood plantation. The assumptions for the CO2e sequestration calculations are shown in table 2-5A. The total amount of CO2 sequestered in Forests NSW total native forest was estimated to be 3.6 megatonnes of CO2 during 2007–2008. For more details on the basis for this estimate see the Forests NSW Annual report 2008–2009 (Forests NSW, Pennant Hills NSW). Table 2-5A: Assumptions for carbon sequestration in Forests NSW planted forest estate Assumptions CO2 sequestered (tonnes CO2e) = net plantation area x mean tree biomass increment (MTBI) X carbon proportion (CP) x carbon to carbon dioxide factor (CCF), where: Softwood Hardwood MTBI = SBI + CBI + RBI 9.487 296 11.647 35 SBI (stem biomass Increment) = TSVI x BD 6.72 8.25 TSVI (total stem volume increment) 16 m3 /ha/year 15 m3 /ha/year BD (basic density) 0.42 t/m3 0.55 t/m3 CBI (canopy biomass increment) = SBI x 0.1765 1.186 08 1.456 125 RBI (root biomass increment) = (SBI + CBI) x 0.2 1.581 216 1.941 225 CP = 0.5 0.5 0.5 CCDF = 3.667 3.667 3.667 Source: Forests NSW In 2007–2008, Forests NSW estimated that there were approximately 3 400 000 t of CO2e sequestered in its planted forests within the Forest Agreement regions (refer to figure 2-5A). Forests NSW estimates that the sum of CO2e sequestered in plantation estate in the UNE, LNE, Southern and Eden regions was approximately 650 000 t, 290 000 tonnes, 2 000 000 tonnes and 500 000 t, respectively. NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS
Figure 2-4A: Sequestered carbon in Forests NSW hardwood and softwood plantations – all regions (2007–2008) carbon sequestered (tonnes) 2,100,000 1,890,000 1,680,000 1,470,000 1,260,000 1,050,000 840,000 630,000 420,000 210,000 0 Source: Forests NSW Global carbon budget MIG indicator 5.1.c: Contribution of forest products to the global carbon budget (UNE, LNE, Eden, Southern regions) Data UNE LNE Eden Southern region hardw ood plantation softw ood plantation DECC produced the 2007–2008 NSW Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation Framework that identifies ways for NSW public sector agencies to tackle climate change and its effect on biodiversity. This was followed with the release of the 2007–2008 DECC NSW Adaptation Strategy for Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity. DECC coordinates the whole-of-government policy for NSW on climate change, which is driven by the NSW Greenhouse Plan and the State Plan – A New Direction for NSW. DECC also coordinates the NSW Government’s response to climate change, which includes strategies to reduce emissions, encourage efficient use of water, promote sustainability and research adaptability to climate change. The Commonwealth Government’s focus on climate change is enabling NSW to develop new initiatives that complement the Commonwealth’s initiatives. DECC is working with the Commonwealth on the development of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, to be established in 2010. In October 2007, DECC produced The 2007–2008 NSW Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation Framework, which was prepared by the NSW Inter-agency Biodiversity and Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Working Group, of which DECC and Forests NSW are participants. This document NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS 47
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