Forests and Climate Change Working Papers
 | State of Mediterranean Forests 2013 | |
| Global changes (changes in societies, lifestyles and climate) strongly affect the Mediterranean region. If unmanaged, such changes could lead to the loss of biodiversity, an increased risk of wildfire, the degradation of watersheds, and desertification, with serious consequences for the sustainable provision of forest goods and ecosystem services. | ||
 | Forests and Climate Change Working Paper 11Forest Management and Climate Change: Forest Management and Climate Change: stakeholder perceptions2012. English This document summarizes the findings from a survey that was conducted on the views and perceptions of forest stakeholders on factors that influence the ability of forest managers to respond to climate change. The document is part of an FAO-led process to prepare climate change guidelines for forest managers. |
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| Forests and Climate Change Working Paper 10Forest Management and Climate Change: a literature review2012. English This document summarizes knowledge and experiences in forest management as a response to climate change, based on a literature review and a survey of forest managers. This is part of an FAO-led process to prepare climate change guidelines for forest managers. It examines climate change impacts on forests and forest managers throughout the world. The document also reviews the main perceived challenges that climate change poses to forests and their managers. It summarizes experiences in preparing for and reacting to climate change in different types of forests. Finally, it indicates a number of gaps in enabling conditions (related to knowledge, institutional setting and culture) that hamper forest managers from responding effectively to climate change and its impacts. |
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Forests and Climate Change Working Paper 8Forests and Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia2010. English and Russian The primary objective of this document is to provide an overview of forest and climate change issues, actions and areas for cooperation in the Eastern European and Central Asian countries. The country reports included within were prepared and presented at the FAO workshop on “Climate change impacts on forest management in Eastern Europe and Central Asia”, which was held in Sopron, Hungary from 14-16 April 2010. It is hoped that the publication will raise awareness of the specific needs of these countries regarding forests and climate change, in particular regarding climate change adaptation but also mitigation, and will provide a point of departure for identifying and catalyzing regional action to complement and enhance national efforts. Russian version of Working paper 8 |
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| Forests and Climate Change Working Paper 6Woodfuels and climate change mitigation - case studies from Brazil, India and Mexico2010. English This publication examines the scope and potential for wood fue ls to replace fossil fuels thereby contributing to climate change mitigation in three countries – Brazil, India and Mexico. The potential for and implications of wood fuel development for climate change mitigation is analyzed. The publication also presents the current (woodfuel) offset mechanisms in place and their relative emissions reduction potentials. |
Forests and Climate Change Working Paper 5Definitional issues related to reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries2007. English | |
| The paper provides background on definitional issues related to reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries (RED-DC). It reflects the FAO presentation on “Definitional issues, including those relating to links between deforestation and degradation” given during a UNFCCC-organised workshop on RED-DC, held from 30 August to 1 September 2006. | |
Forests and Climate Change Working Paper 4Choosing a forest definition for the Clean Development Mechanism2006. English | |
| Developing countries must define “forest” before they can host afforestation and reforestation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol. To do so, they must chose country-specific values from a range provided in the Marrakech Accords for minimum area, crown cover and tree height. Good practice involves choosing also a minimum strip width. Definitions in the Marrakech Accords and in the 2003 IPCC Good Practice Guidance leave some ambiguities. | |
Forests and Climate Change Working Paper 3Forestry projects under the CDM: Procedures, experiences and lessons learned2005. English | ||
| This paper provides guidance on how to formulate new baseline and monitoring methodologies for CDM A/R (Clean Development Mechanism, Afforestation and Reforestation) projects. The analysis puts together lessons learned from baseline and monitoring methodologies which were submitted for approval so far and helps project developers to avoid mistakes made in those earlier methodologies. The paper is structured as follows: first the general rules of the development and acceptance of CDM baseline methodologies and CDM A/R projects are lined out and thereby the most important terms are explained. Secondly, an overview on CDM A/R projects and baseline methodologies which have been submitted so far is given. Thirdly, the reasons for the rejection of baseline and monitoring Background, Concepts, Methodologies and Procedures methodologies are analysed. This leads to the final part of the paper with lessons learned. | ||
Forests and Climate Change Working Paper 2Adaptation of forest ecosystems and the forest sector to climate change2005. English | ||
| The document summarizes information that facilitates the definition and formulation of policies and projects aimed at decreasing vulnerability to climate change, with special emphasis on forest ecosystems and the social groups that depend on them. It emphasizes that adaptation to climate change must be part of a country s development process, and that every adaptation action should be framed within the national development policies. | ||
Forests and Climate Change Working Paper 1Forests and climate change - Instruments related to the United Nations framework convention on climate change and their potential for sustainable forest management in Africa2003. English | ||
| Africa, although contributing relatively little to climate change, could be one of its major victims. With this publication, FAO seeks to inform African carbon sink experts and the forestry sector about climate change, the agreements reached, the current state of the clean development mechanism, other opportunities for forest conservation, adaptation and mitigation, and about prerequisites for implementation. | ||
Central American series on forest and climate change
 | Centroamérica - frente al cambio climático Serie centroamericano de bosques y cambio climático FAO Forestry working paper (2003), S, 68 pp | |
| El sector forestal en América Central puede cumplir una función significativa en la mitigación de los impactos del cambio climático. El aprovechamiento de tierras, el cambio de uso de la tierra y las actividades forestales pueden contribuir mediante la conservación de los bosques al secuestro, substitución y reducción de las emisiones de carbono. La reducción potencial de las emisiones de carbono se basa en una estimación anual del nivel de deforestación en América Central del orden de las 388 000 hectáreas. Alrededor del 64 por ciento del territorio centroamericano ha sido deforestado, y dos terceras partes de ese porcentaje lo fue en los últimos treinta años. | ||
 | Belize - Facing the climate change Central American series on forest and climate change FAO Forestry working paper (2003), E, 60 pp | |
 | Costa Rica - Frente al cambio climático Serie Centro Americana de bosques y cambio climático FAO Forestry working paper (2003), E, 60 pp | |
 | El Salvador - Frente al cambio climático Serie Centro Americana de bosques y cambio climático FAO Forestry working paper (2003), S, 46 pp | |
 | Guatemala - Frente al cambio climático Serie Centro Americana de bosques y cambio climático FAO Forestry working paper (2003), S, 52 pp | |
 | Honduras - Frente al cambio climático Serie Centro Americana de bosques y cambio climático FAO Forestry working paper (2003), S, 59 pp | |
 | Nicaragua - Frente al cambio climático Serie Centro Americana de bosques y cambio climático FAO Forestry working paper (2003), S, 67 pp | |
 | Panamá - Frente al cambio climático Serie Centro Americana de bosques y cambio climático FAO Forestry working paper (2003), S, 6o pp | |