Dynamics of global forest area: Results from the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015

Forest Carbon Sequestration: The Impact of Forest Management

“…Increased forest area in Europe in the last quarter of the twentieth century, prior to similar trends in the US, has led to increased carbon reserves in living biomass as well as in the soil (Liski et al, 2002). , though less than that of previous years (Keenan et al, 2015) Living biomass carbon stocks decreased steadily from 1990 to 2005, but by 2010 had recovered to year 2000 levels (Table 4) (FAO, 2006 and2010). In 2010, living biomass carbon stocks increased (compared to 1990 levels) in Europe, East Asia and South America, but decreased in North Africa, West and Central Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Central America and Oceania.…”

“…Between 1990 and 2005, 13 million ha per year of forest land were lost to other uses (FAO, 2006), and deforestation rates were highest in South America, South and Southeast Asia and Africa (Table 3). Forest loss rates are currently decreasing worldwide (from 7.3 million ha per year in 1990 to 3.3 million ha per year in 2015), but total forest area declined by 3% between 1990 and 2015) (Keenan et al, 2015), with differences between climatic domains. While subtropical and boreal forests remain stable, tropical forest area decreased and temperate forest area increased (Keenan et al, 2015) Between 2000 and 2005, Brazil (3 million ha per year), Indonesia (1.8 million ha per year) and Sudan (0.6 million ha per year) suffered the largest amount of deforestation (FAO, 2006).…”

“…Forest loss rates are currently decreasing worldwide (from 7.3 million ha per year in 1990 to 3.3 million ha per year in 2015), but total forest area declined by 3% between 1990 and 2015) (Keenan et al, 2015), with differences between climatic domains. While subtropical and boreal forests remain stable, tropical forest area decreased and temperate forest area increased (Keenan et al, 2015) Between 2000 and 2005, Brazil (3 million ha per year), Indonesia (1.8 million ha per year) and Sudan (0.6 million ha per year) suffered the largest amount of deforestation (FAO, 2006). Though forest area loss was controlled between 2010 and 2015 (Keenan et al, 2015), Brazil still presents the highest forest area loss values (984 thousand ha per year), followed by Indonesia (684 thousand ha per year), Myanmar (546 thousand ha per year) and Nigeria (410 thousand ha per year).…”

“…While subtropical and boreal forests remain stable, tropical forest area decreased and temperate forest area increased (Keenan et al, 2015) Between 2000 and 2005, Brazil (3 million ha per year), Indonesia (1.8 million ha per year) and Sudan (0.6 million ha per year) suffered the largest amount of deforestation (FAO, 2006). Though forest area loss was controlled between 2010 and 2015 (Keenan et al, 2015), Brazil still presents the highest forest area loss values (984 thousand ha per year), followed by Indonesia (684 thousand ha per year), Myanmar (546 thousand ha per year) and Nigeria (410 thousand ha per year). Conserving forests by reducing deforestation and degradation, especially in threatened areas such as the tropics, is the most effective short-term strategy for carbon stock preservation and may be included in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) as the official mechanism of the Climate Change Agreement.…”

“…Effective forest protection will facilitate carbon sequestration while adaptive management of protected areas will result in biodiversity conservation and reduced vulnerability to climate change (Nabuurs et al, 2007). Keenan et al, 2015based on FAO, 1995, 2006, 2010 Forest area (1000 ha …”