Forests, especially tropical forests, play an important role in global climate change. Tropical forests contain about 25% of the worlds carbon, and other forest. Page 2 climate change primer for forest managers in the sierra nevada usda california climate hub. Assessing the roles of community forestry in climate. Adaptation of forests and people to climate change a global. Senior manager of forests and climate, american forests. Bringing climate change adaptation into forest management. This is part of an faoled process to prepare climate change guidelines for forest managers. Assessing the roles of community forestry in climate change. This study is part of a world bank effort intended, first, to help decision makers in developing countries to better understand and assess the risks posed by climate change and to better design sector strategies to adapt to climate change. Irelands first statutory national adaptation framework naf was published in 2018 and sets out the national strategy to reduce the vulnerability of the country to the negative effects of climate change. However, it should also aim at reducing future threats by implementing forest adaptation to climate change.
Community forests cfs have capacity to contribute in both roles as local communities are collectively working to improve forests and to fulfil their own basic forest product needs. This chapter also provides a basis for the adaptation workbook chapter 3, where managers consider local site conditions, climate change vulnerabilities, and. How can forest, tree and agroforestry systems contribute to achieving effective landbased mitigation of climate change. The first study analysing the potential impacts of future climate change. Ghana national climate change adaptation strategy nccas. Role of forest on climate change adaptation i abbreviations bisepst biodiversity sector assistance programme for siwalik and terai bpp biological profile project bs bikam sambat bikram era cbd convention on biological diversity cf community forest cnp chitwan national park dfo district forest officer. Tree biomass stores carbon through photosynthesis, so deforestation contributes to carbon emissions. Role of forest on climate change adaptation 3 the study. Recent analyses indicate that western oregon and washington will likely experience warmer temperatures, higher winter precipitation, reduced snowpack, and less precipitation in summer months. Adaptation of forests to climate change english abstract. The first study analysing the potential impacts of future climate change on. Restoring forest landscapes helps enhance climate change mitigation and adaptation. Forests and trees for social adaptation to climate variability and. Managers of forest land have always been challenged to adapt to.
The mission of the forest service fs is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nations. Determine the vulnerability of forest ecosystems, forest communities, and society. Adaptation to climate change will be successful only if it can be fully implemented in established planning processes and other operational aspects of national forest management. Dafm agriculture, forest and seafood climate change. Climate change impacts and adaptation in forest management. Maria janowiak is a climate change adaptation and carbon management scientist with the northern. These climate change impacts present challenges to the countrys socioeconomic development. On this page, we deal with the following controversial issues related to adaptation to climate change in manitobas forestry. Adaptation planning and practices for water supply reservoir forests in the mid. Integration of the mitigation and adaptation roles of forests is important in addressing climate change issues.
Of these, 88 % studied impacts, effects, vulnerability or responses to climate change in tree species, forests, forest ecosystems or the forest sector fig. This is because of its high latitude location and its climatic sensitivities. Pdf adaptation to climate change in forest management. Community forests cfs have capacity to contribute in both roles as local communities are collectively working to improve forests and to fulfil their own basic forest. Climate change now affects everything in the lake tahoe basin. Climate scientists project increasingly common weather extremes that will transform tahoe, with impacts on lake clarity, natural resources, communities, and the economy. Adapting forests to climate change anr catalog uc anr. Climate change adaptation strategies for the forest management sector should be based on the application of vulnerability assessment or risk management concepts. It examines climate change impacts on forests and forest. Landuse change 19912001 000 ha land use year ecological region change. Increase awareness and education within the community about adaptation to climate change.
Forest management for carbon sequestration and climate. What are the direct and indirect impactsw forestdependent people. Forest adaptation to climate changeis nonmanagement an option. Climate adaptation strategies for pacific northwest forests.
Congo basin forests and climate change adaptation cofcca background issues climate change constitutes an additional burden that constrains national development in the central african region. Adaptation of forests and people to climate change a global assessment report prepared by the global forest expert panel on adaptation of forests to climate change editors. Adaptation, climate change, national forests, national parks, sciencemanagement partnership, vulnerability assessment. Enhancing the role of forests in adapting to climate change. A guidebook for assessing vulnerability and mainstreaming adaptation into decision making j.
Pdf on sep, 2011, christophe plomion and others published adaptation of forest trees to climate change find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Past forest response to climate change driven by soils and. This climate risk metric can serve as a starting point for managers to consider how forests may be altered by climate change. This page briefly summarizes the findings, which are part of ongoing work of the national park service climate change response program and collaborators to support park adaptation to changing conditions. Policy makers recommended making adaptation of forests to climate change the subject of the first scientific assessment. The boreal forest is the ecosystem that is expected to be affected the most by future climatic changes. Climate change and tropical forests global forest atlas. Projecting forest tree distributions and adaptation to climate change in northern thailand.
Forest, tree and agroforestry systems have an important role to play in both emission reduction and the mitigation of climate change. The intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc defines adaptation as adjustments in. Forest management for carbon sequestration and climate adaptation. Congo basin forests and climate change adaptation cofcca. The present study looks into climate change related. Integration of adaptation and mitigation in climate change. However, despite this interest, few climate change policies have addressed this integration explicitly 7,12. Recognizing this role of ecosystems, several international and. On this page, we deal with the following controversial issues related to adaptation to climate change. Forests and trees for social adaptation to climate variability and change emilia pramova,1.
Adaptation to climate change in forest management requires a planned response well in advance of the impacts of climate change. This page briefly summarizes the findings, which are part of ongoing work of the national park service climate change response program and collaborators to support park adaptation. Pdf forest dependent indigenous communities perception and. This means changes to the core conditions in which current forests thrive, heightened stress on fish and wildlife, and. The goal of phase 2 was to equip members of the forest sector with a suite of tools and stateoftheart information to enable them to make better decisions about the need for adaptation and the types of measures that may be most beneficial. Determine the vulnerability of forest ecosystems, forest. Increase awareness and education within the forestry community about adaptation to climate change. In the midlatitudes, some species are likely to experience dieback of some forest species and types, while others migrate to areas with more friendly climates smith and shugart 1993. Wed like to understand how you use our websites in order to improve them. Accordingly, an expert panel on adaptation of forests to climate change was. Climate change, energy and lowcarbon development cifor. A common tropical forests and climate change adaptation trofcca framework will be used with adjustment to regional contexts. Agriculture, forest and seafood climate change sectoral adaptation plan. Climate change is an important driver of changes in forests.
Pdf adaptation in forestry is sustainable forest management that includes a climate change focus. Pdf forest dependent indigenous communities perception. Forest service that focuses on incorporating climate change considerations into forest management, teamed up with partners in the chicago, illinois, u. It also emphasizes the importance of focusing on the most vulnerable sectors of the economy and mainstreaming climate change. How can forest, tree and agroforestry systems adapt to climate change and contribute to the adaptation of agriculture, people, livelihoods and landscapes to climate change. The annual deforestation rate in the terai is estimated to be 2. Climate scientists project increasingly common weather extremes that will transform tahoe, with impacts on. Climate change over the next 100 years is expected. As the cofounder and secretariat of the bonn challenge a global effort to bring 150 million hectares of deforested and.
Develop present and future costeffective adaptive actions. The national climate assessment summarizes the impacts of climate change on the united states, now and in the future. Adaptation of forests to climate change english the world. Evaluating vulnerability is critical for developing adaptation strategies. Nonmanagement or passive adaptation of forest management is using the natural, inherent resilience, and succession processes of forest ecosystems and implies a reduction or even cessation of silvicultural input. Climate adaptation strategies for pacific northwest. Usda forest service climate change adaptation plan 2014. A practical approach for translating climate change. Participate in development and maintenance of integrated, long. Climate change adaptation in liberia october 2011 liberia is vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and change, such as warmer temperatures, increases in annual rainfall, and increases in the frequency of heavy rainfall events. The integration of adaptation and mitigation is understood here as the development of policies and projects that aim to. The importance of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation cannot be overstated.
The role of sfm in climate change adaptation maintaining and increasing ecosystem resilience reducing vulnerability aforest ecosystems are affected by climate variabilitychange. Forest landscape restoration has the potential to provide immense benefits for climate change mitigation and, if carried out in a climate smart manner, provide equally large adaptation benefits. It examines climate change impacts on forests and forest managers throughout the world and identifies what is needed to create an enabling policy, legal and institutional environment that would support forest managers efforts in mitigation and adaptation. Climate change poses significant challenges for small forest owners in the northwest. Facilitate the mainstreaming of climate change and disaster risk reduction into national development. Synergies between climate mitigation and adaptation in. Adaptation planning and practices for water supply reservoir forests in the midatlantic. Forest dependent indigenous communities rely on natural resources for their livelihoods, but those are currently under threat due to many factors, including the adverse impact of climate change. Program guidance o engagement develop partnerships and transfer knowledge. Adaptation to climate change in forest management establish objectives for the future forest under climate change. The practitioners menu of adaptation strategies and approaches for forest carbon management was developed to provide a carbonmanagement resource for forest managers that includes an explicit integration of climatechange adaptation into broadtoprescriptive forest carbonmanagement actions. Vulnerability of tropical forests to climate change.
It is estimated that about 84,000 hectare of forest land becomes deforested annually. Climate change primer for usda california forest managers. Land managers may select strategies and approaches from this menu based on their management goals and needs. It is our sincere hope that these documents, which will be used in conjunction with workshops, seminars, and presentations, will benefit forest. Risto seppala, panel chair alexander buck, gfep coordinator pia katila, content editor this publication has received funding from the ministry for foreign affairs of. We also describe two examples of how this metric was used in realworld management situations. Pdf projecting forest tree distributions and adaptation. Forest adaptation to climate changeis nonmanagement an. Assessing standlevel climate change risk using forest. Landuse change 19912001 000 ha land use year ecological region change annual. Williamson 1 canadian council of forest ministers climate change. Recent analyses indicate that western oregon and washington will likely experience warmer temperatures, higher. Niacs and its partners at the morton arboretum, the field museum, the chicago. Adapting sustainable forest management to climate change.
Forestbased adaptation to climate change by daniel murdiyarso. A rapidly changing climate imposes a challenge to the mission of the forest service, which is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nations. Responding to climate change in national forests a guidebook for developing adaptation options introduction. Adapting urban forests to climate change in the chicago. Ecosystembased adaptation eba is an anthropocentric approach, in which ecosystem services are conserved or restored to reduce the vulnerability of people facing climate change. As the cofounder and secretariat of the bonn challenge a global effort to bring 150 million hectares of deforested and degraded land under restoration by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030 iucn supports national and subnational decision makers in.
Other partnerships o adaptation assess impacts of climate change and manage change. From chris swanston and colleagues at the northern research station. Adaptation of forests to climate change english the. Report of deskbased research on resilience of forests to climate change and transformation measures. However, despite this interest, few climate change. Forest service climate change adaptation plan 2014. This expert panel consists of 35 scientists and experts from different forest related disciplines and different parts of the world. This framework starts with the definition of the regional focus of cofcca, taking into consideration what goods and services of forest are significant for development. Somorin4,5 ecosystems provide important services that can help people adapt to climate variability and change.
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