Economics of climate change mitigation options in the forestry sector

[Asociación Mexicana de Profesionales Forestales]

Estimados colegas,

Por considerarlo de su interés.

Saludos,

Ing. José Armando Alanís de la Rosa
Asociación Mexicana de Profesionales Forestales, A.C.
ampfac...@gmail.com

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From: Jose Armando Alanis De la Rosa <jal...@conafor.gob.mx>
Date: 2014-10-02 18:43 GMT-05:00
Subject: Economics of climate change mitigation options in the forestry sector
To: "ampfac...@gmail.com" <ampfac...@gmail.com>

Economics of climate change mitigation options in the forestry sector

In recent decades, there has been growing interest in the role of forests and forest products in climate change mitigation. This has resulted in a number of initiatives such as REDD+, the development of markets for forest carbon, the promotion of green building and other wood uses and many policies to encourage the development and use of bioenergy. While the range of potential mitigation options in the forestry sector is quite wide, many countries and regions have tended to focus largely on one or two options in their investments and policy measures. It is likely that this is partly due to a lack of information about the costs and benefits of different options and uncertainties about the feasibility of implementing various policy measures. This online conference will explore how a wide range of different interventions in the forestry sector might help to mitigate climate change, based on existing country experiences as well as analyses of the costs and benefits of various options under a range of different circumstances.

Sessions

The conference sessions are structured under two themes, as follows:

Climate change mitigation through forest management interventions		Climate change mitigation through improved wood utilisation
Afforestation and reforestation (6 Feb) Reduced deforestation and degradation (13 Feb) Changing forest management practices (17 Feb)		Wood energy (20 Feb) Green building (24 Feb) Sustainable packaging (27 Feb)

Key discussion points

·         The economic costs and benefits of various mitigation options related to climate change

·         Variation in mitigation potential at different carbon prices and in different regions

·         Impacts of mitigation efforts on forestry value chains

·         Which option worked well and which did not? What leads to success or failure? What are the barriers in achieving the mitigation potential?  

·         What lessons can we learn (e.g. investments and building confidence, policies and incentives, reducing transaction costs)?

·         How these efforts contribute to the sustainable development goals of different countries?

http://www.fao.org//forestry/cc-mitigation-economics/en/

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