Forests in changing climate
Adaption
Adjustments in natural or human systems that try to reduce the damage caused by climate change or to exploit the benefits
Afforestation
Planting new forest on land that has not previously supported forest
Anthropogenic emissions
Greenhouse gasses associated with human activity such as deforestation or forest degradation from logging
Carbon sequestration
the uptake and storage of carbon. Trees absorb carbon dioxide abd release oxygen via photosynthesis. Trees also store carbon in their biomass
Kyoto Protocol
an international agreement covering the period 2008-2012 to slow climate change. Under the protocol industrialised countries agreed to reduce their collective greenhouse gas emission by 5.2 percent from 1990 levels
Mitigation
actions to reduce greenhouse gas emission and to enhance carbon sinks to curb climate change
Peat
an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. Peat forms in wetlands, including bogs, moors and preat swamp forests
Planted forest
Wooded land where trees have been established through planting or seeding
Primary forest
wooded land of native species largely untouched by human activities and where ecological processes are not disrupted
REDD
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, a mechanismto reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by compensating countries for avoiding deforestation and degradation
REDD+
broader REDD frameworks which include forest conservation,sustainable forest management or enhancement of forest forest carbon stocks to encourage greater participation in REDD and to reward countries that already protecting their forests
RIL
reduced impact logging, planned and carefully controlled tree felling to minimise its impact on the surrounding environment. RIL can also reduce the carbon emissions that logging activities cause
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Source:
- Simply REDD: CIFOR’s guide to forests, climate change and REDD
