Forests in climate change research and policy - Georg-August ...
Forests in climate change research and policy - Georg-August ...
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General background I<br />
(Based on Schlamad<strong>in</strong>ger et al. 2007)<br />
• The ultimate objective of the UN-FCCC (UN Framework<br />
Convention on Climate Change): “Avoid<strong>in</strong>g dangerous<br />
<strong>in</strong>terference with the global <strong>climate</strong> system” requires<br />
policies that “cover all relevant sources, s<strong>in</strong>ks <strong>and</strong><br />
reservoirs of GHG (greenhouse gases)” (UNFCCC 1992).<br />
• The UNFCCC <strong>in</strong>itially dealt with 5 economic sectors:<br />
- Energy<br />
- Industrial processes<br />
- Waste<br />
- Agriculture<br />
- LULUCF L<strong>and</strong> Use, L<strong>and</strong> Use Change <strong>and</strong> Forestry<br />
• All sectors – except LULUCF – deal with emissions only;<br />
only <strong>in</strong> LULUCF there is also removal!<br />
(In the IPCC <strong>in</strong>ventory guidel<strong>in</strong>es 2006, the latter two categories are<br />
merged to AFOLU =Agriculture, Forestry <strong>and</strong> L<strong>and</strong> Use)<br />
AWF<br />
Wald<strong>in</strong>ventur<br />
Fernerkundung<br />
Dubai <strong>and</strong> Doha, 28.11. – 2.12. Dec 2012<br />
3rd 7<br />
DAAD Workshop on “<strong>Forests</strong> <strong>in</strong> Climate Research <strong>and</strong> Policy”
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