{"id":3610,"date":"2021-03-08T12:21:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T09:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orgbalt.eu\/?p=3610"},"modified":"2021-03-08T12:27:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T09:27:06","slug":"land-and-climate-change-how-do-they-relate-to-one-another-a-forest-sector-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orgbalt.eu\/?p=3610","title":{"rendered":"Land and Climate change: how do they relate to one another? A forest sector perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Soils can turn into a net sink, but also into a net source of greenhouse gas emissions. In other words, in relation to climate change, they represent part of the problem, but also part of the solution. We addressed experts from all partner countries of the LIFE OrgBalt project to better understand this two-fold relationship, with a focus on the forest sector. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSoil ecosystems can act as absorbers, reservoirs and emitters of greenhouse gas emissions\u201d, said Dr. Olgirda Belova, member of the Department of Forest Protection and Game Management, Institute of Forestry LAMMC, partner in the LIFE OrgBalt project. Forest ecosystem in particular represent an important terrestrial stock of organic carbon and their management together with different uses of harvested wood, play a crucial role in the regulation of the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide[1]<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forests\ncover more than 40% of the terrestrial surface of the EU therefore they have an\nindisputable role in mitigating climate change[2]<\/strong><\/a>.\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We asked experts what do we mean by climate change mitigation measures and which are their potential. \u201cBy climate change mitigation measures\u201d, explains us the research team of the Latvian State Forest Research Institute “Silava”, leading partner in the LIFE OrgBalt project, \u201cwe mean such organic soil management practices that could allow a decrease of greenhouse gas emissions from drained nutrient-rich organic soils managed for agriculture or forestry purposes. Scientific evidence in fact shows that luckily, we could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions just by changing the way in which organic soils are managed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focusing on nutrient-rich organic soils and forest management practices it\u2019s of primary importance to understand the difficulties faced by the forestry sector, such as the damages caused by climate changes, the role played by sustainable management from a foresters\u2019 perspective and forest mitigation potential. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insects and diseases, and storms ad drought have been the main\nclimate change related challenges faced by forests in the last years, according\nto many representatives of the forest sectors.  In the representatives of the forest sectors\nopinion moreover there\u2019s a lack of awareness at society level on the important\nrole played by forest sustainable management. In addition, according to our\ninterviewees, further research and closer interdisciplinary cooperation between\nscientists are needed. The need of data and tools for foresters to evaluate the\npotential economic return of their forest management has also been highlighted\nto promote the implementation of new innovating climate change mitigation\nmeasures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFE\nOrgBalt Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ THE FULL ARTICLE TO FIND OUT MORE<\/strong><\/a>!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article has\nbeen produced with the financial support\nof the LIFE Programme of the European Union and the State Regional Development\nAgency of Latvia within the Project “Demonstration of climate change\nmitigation potential of nutrients rich organic soils in Baltic States and\nFinland” (LIFE OrgBalt, LIFE18 CCM\/LV\/001158) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The developed article reflects only the LIFE\nOrgBalt project beneficiaries’ view and the European Commission’s Executive\nAgency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is not responsible for any use\nthat may be made of the information they contain.<\/em>
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[1]<\/a> Statistics Explained\n(https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statisticsexplained\/) – 04\/12\/2019, https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php\/Archive:Forestry_and_climate_change<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[2]<\/a> Statistics Explained\n(https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statisticsexplained\/) – 04\/12\/2019, https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php\/Archive:Forestry_and_climate_change<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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