World Series

2009-04-20

World Series Vol. 22 - Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change. A Global Assessment Report.

The report is the first product of the Global Forest Expert Panels of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) and presents the state-of-knowledge about the impacts of climate change on forests and people and options for adaptation.

Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change. A Global Assessment Report.

Risto Seppälä, Alexander Buck and Pia Katila. (eds.). IUFRO World Series Volume 22. Helsinki, Finland, 2009 - 224 p.

ISBN 978-3-901347-80-1   ISSN 1016-3263

The report is the first product of the Global Forest Expert Panels of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) and presents the state-of-knowledge about the impacts of climate change on forests and people and options for adaptation. One of the key messages that emerged from this assessment is that the carbon-regulating services of forests are at risk of being lost entirely unless current carbon emissions are reduced substantially; this would result in the release of huge quantities of carbon to the atmosphere, exacerbating climate change.

 

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