A forest optimisation model including carbon flows: Application to a forest in Norway

Raymer, Ann Kristin Petersen; Gobakken, Terje; Solberg, Birger; Hoen, Hans Fredrik; Bergseng, Even

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2009.04.036

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“…Our results showed that implementing management plans to favor carbon sequestration reduce the economic benefits from timber production, and vice-versa, indicating that these objectives are in conflict, which is consistent with previous studies (Backéus et al 2005, Raymer et al 2009, Nepal et al 2012. According to the model's results, with C prices of US$ 10 Mg -1 managing teak plantations for carbon sequestration only is not attractive, because of the high market value of teak timber.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…When maximization of NPVcarbon was set as the only management goal in the model, the generated harvest plans had lesser, later, and lower intensity thinnings, as well as longer rotations. Raymer et al (2009) found similar results analyzing several management strategies for increasing the benefits from carbon sequestration in a forestland in Norway. Likewise, Bateman & Lovett (2000) suggested to avoid thinnings for increasing carbon sequestration of plantations.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…Many forest planning models that incorporate carbon sequestration as optimization criteria have been reported in the literature (Hoen & Solberg 1994, Diaz-Balteiro & Romero 2003, Backéus et al 2005, Díaz-Balteiro & Rodriguez 2006, Pohjola & Valsta 2007, Keles & Baskent 2007, Baskent et al 2008, Bravo et al 2008, Raymer et al 2009, Cao et al 2010). In addition, several models quantifying carbon stored in teak trees have been developed (Cubero & Rojas 1999, Kraenzel et al 2003, Gera et al 2011.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Heuristic forest planning model for optimizing timber production and carbon sequestration in teak plantations

Quintero-Méndez¹,

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2017

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We developed a forest planning model integrating two operational scales (single-stand and forest levels) for the optimization of timber production and carbon sequestration in forest teak (Tectona grandis L. f.) plantations. At the stand level, growth and yield simulations using a heuristic thinning optimizer provided a set of near-optimal thinning regimes for individual stands differing on initial spacing and site quality, given biological, silvicultural, and financial constraints. The set of near-optimal thinning regimes obtained were then used as input of the forest-level model, which generated optimal harvest plans for the whole plantation by simultaneously maximizing the net present value of merchantable wood and carbon sequestration. The net amount of carbon captured by the biomass and the emissions produced by decomposition of woody debris and timber products after harvest were estimated. The growth and yield model was based on a system of differential equations incorporating heuristics (genetic algorithms) to optimize age and intensity of thinnings. The full model can handle the optimization of harvest schedules for projects up to 10,000 ha and 200 stands and was tested on a validation dataset including teak plantations from Venezuela and other Latin American countries. Results indicated that regimes favoring carbon sequestration reduce the benefits of timber production, and equal profitability of carbon sequestration and timber production was obtained for carbon prices over 40 $US Gg -1 . Sensitivity analysis showed that the proposed model is sensible to variation in growth rates, carbon and timber prices, and production quotas, and barely sensible to harvest and transport costs. The developed model has a modular structure that allows its calibration to incorporate data from a wide range of management regimes for teak and other forest species.

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“…Because the rotation period is important for forest management decision making and strongly affected by regional forest resources, some studies have focused on estimating how the optimum rotation period is affected by different carbon offset systems. Carbon offsetting may be advantageous for forest management based on optimizing the rotation period (Raymer et al 2009), but it can be disadvantageous because of the effects of natural disturbance, which can release carbon (Galik and Jackson 2009). However, few studies have investigated the effects of existing carbon offsetting programs (including forest carbon sinks) in the context of global warming policy frameworks.…”

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Case Study of the Effects of the Japanese Verified Emissions Reduction (J-VER) System on Joint Forest Production of Timber and Carbon Sequestration

Nakajima¹

2012

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“…Their analysis, however, did not consider the use of wood as a substitute for energy-intensive materials and fossil energy. Taking substitution into account will typically change the optimum timber assortment composition and the rate at which carbon is passed through the forest ecosystem (Valsta 2007;Raymer et al 2009). …”

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Climate change mitigation through increased wood use in the European construction sector—towards an integrated modelling framework

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Using wood as a building material affects the carbon balance through several mechanisms. This paper describes a modelling approach that integrates a wood product substitution model, a global partial equilibrium model, a regional forest model and a stand-level model. Three different scenarios were compared with a businessas-usual scenario over a 23-year period (2008-2030). Two scenarios assumed an additional one million apartment flats per year will be built of wood instead of non-wood materials by 2030. These scenarios had little effect on markets and forest management and reduced annual carbon emissions by 0.2-0.5% of the total 1990 European GHG emissions. However, the scenarios are associated with high specific CO 2 emission reductions per unit of wood used. The third scenario, an extreme assumption that all European countries will consume 1-m 3 sawn wood per capita by 2030, had large effects on carbon emission, volumes and trade flows. The price changes of this scenario, however, also affected forest management in ways that greatly deviated from the partial equilibrium model projections. Our results suggest that increased wood construction will have a minor impact on forest management and forest carbon stocks. To analyse larger perturbations on the demand side, a market equilibrium model seems crucial. However, for that analytical system to work properly, the market and forest regional models must be better synchronized than here, in particular regarding assumptions on timber supply behaviour. Also, bioenergy as a commodity in market and forest models needs to be considered to study new market developments; those modules are currently missing.

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A forest optimisation model including carbon flows: Application to a forest in Norway

Cited by 40 publications

References 27 publications

Heuristic forest planning model for optimizing timber production and carbon sequestration in teak plantations

Heuristic forest planning model for optimizing timber production and carbon sequestration in teak plantations

Case Study of the Effects of the Japanese Verified Emissions Reduction (J-VER) System on Joint Forest Production of Timber and Carbon Sequestration

Climate change mitigation through increased wood use in the European construction sector—towards an integrated modelling framework

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