A5078339250- Forest Management and Policy
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Insurance and Financial Risk Management
- Social Science and Policy Research
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Water Quality and Resources Studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Risk Perception and Management
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
Conservation International
2023
Center for Effective Philanthropy
2022
Environmental Defense Fund
2010-2013
Stanford University
2010
Land-based climate mitigation measures have gained significant attention and importance in public private sector policies. Building on previous studies, we refine update the potentials for 20 land-based >200 countries five regions, comparing "bottom-up" sectoral estimates with integrated assessment models (IAMs). We also assess implementation feasibility at country level. Cost-effective (available up to $100/tCO2 eq) is 8-13.8 GtCO2 eq yr-1 between 2020 2050, bottom end of this range...
Better land stewardship is needed to achieve the Paris Agreement's temperature goal, particularly in tropics, where greenhouse gas emissions from destruction of ecosystems are largest, and potential for additional carbon storage greatest. As countries enhance their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) Agreement, confusion persists about contribution better meeting goal hold global warming below 2°C. We assess cost-effective tropical country-level natural climate solutions...
Stable forests – those not already significantly disturbed nor facing predictable near-future risks of anthropogenic disturbance may play a large role in the climate solution, due to their carbon sequestration and storage capabilities. Their importance is recognized by Paris Agreement, but stable have received comparatively little attention through existing forest protection mechanisms finance. Instead, emphasis has been placed on targeting locations where deforestation degradation are...
SUMMARY Working across knowledge-based research programmes, rather than institutional structures, should be central to interdisciplinary research. In this paper, a novel framework is proposed facilitate research, with the goals of promoting communication, understanding and collaborative work. Three core elements need addressed improve research: types (forms functions) theories, underlying philosophies knowledge combination styles; these three combine form programme. Case studies from...
Atmospheric carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies may be critical to achieving deep decarbonization. Yet a lack of technical and commercial maturity CDR hinders potential deployment. Needs for commercialization span research, development, demonstration (RD&D) activities, including development new materials, reactors, processes, rigorous monitoring portfolio projects. As world leader in supporting science engineering, the United States (US) can play an important role reducing costs...
Abstract Development of the bioenergy sector is being actively pursued in many countries as a means to reduce climate change and fulfill international agreements such Paris Agreement. Although biomass for energy production (especially wood pellets) can replace carbon‐intensive fossil fuels, its net greenhouse gas impact varies, pellets also lead intensification forest harvests reduction carbon stocks. Additionally, under specific conditions, emissions associated with imported feedstocks may...
Forests perform a range of valuable environmental functions, such as sequestering carbon, controlling erosion, and sheltering diversity species. Traditional cultures the Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand (NZ) have long seen forests source livelihood. Recent policy innovations response to issues like climate change are creating markets for services, leading new opportunities earn livelihoods from forests. We worked with indigenous landowners rural area NZ implement "carbon farming" project—a...
Temperate and boreal forests in developed countries have historically played an important role stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), by removing, on average, nearly ...
Independent retrospective analyses of the effectiveness reducing deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) projects are vital to ensure climate change benefits being delivered. A recent study in Science by West et al. (1) appeared therefore be a timely alert that majority operating 2010s failed reduce rates. Unfortunately, their analysis suffered from major flaws choice underlying data, resulting poorly matched unstable counterfactual scenarios. These were compounded calculation errors,...
Independent retrospective analyses of the effectiveness reducing deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) projects are vital to ensure climate change benefits being delivered. A recent study in Science by West et al. (1) appeared therefore be a timely alert that majority operating 2010s failed reduce rates. Unfortunately, their analysis suffered from major flaws choice underlying data, resulting poorly matched unstable counterfactual scenarios. These were compounded calculation errors,...
This paper describes preliminary work on establishing a pilot project for carbon sequestration. The is intended to simulate the structure of Permanent Forest Sinks Initiative, program that may extend national level under supervision Ministry Agriculture and Forestry. In process project, we will identify opportunities barriers landowners engage in management system “carbon farming”. We also use results inform policymakers potential improvements Initiative demonstrate benefits this system.
Better land stewardship is needed to achieve the Paris Agreement's temperature goal, particularly in tropics, where greenhouse gas emissions from destruction of ecosystems are largest, and potential for additional carbon storage greatest. As countries enhance their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) Agreement, confusion persists about contribution better meeting goal hold global warming below 2°C. We assess cost-effective tropical country-level natural climate solutions...