Publications
2012-01-18
IUFRO Spotlight #4 "The Carbon Conundrum"
Getting a better understanding of whether that role might be good (a sink, absorbing carbon) or bad (a source, adding carbon to the atmosphere), motivated a study by Yude Pan and colleagues, recently published in Science Express. The study identifies global forests as the major terrestrial carbon sink (as opposed to grasslands, peatlands or agricultural lands). It is the first such study to base conclusions on forest inventory and land cover data instead of simulation results.
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LATEST PUBLICATIONS
2012-04-26
Read about meetings on forest models in support of sustainable forest management or on forest governance issues and think about nominating candidates for the IUFRO World Congress 2014 awards.
2012-04-18
As part of the activities to commemorate the International Year of Forests 2011, the book presents best practices from governments and stakeholders to promote sustainable forest management.
2012-04-12
Specialists in humus forms have been working to develop a standardized system of classifying the condition and configuration of topsoil layers adapted to European ecological conditions.
2012-03-28
Learn about a new IUFRO-FORNESSA initiative addressing deforestation and forest rehabilitation in Africa and read an interview with IUFRO's Forest Policy and Economics Division Coordinator.
2012-03-22
The book Expert Knowledge and Its Application in Landscape Ecology provides insight into what expert knowledge is and how it can be applied for conservation and management-related issues.
