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Carbon storage and CO2 dynamics from wood products harvested in Brazil during 1900–2016
- Source :
- Carbon Management, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 417-429 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
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Abstract
- How relevant is the role of CO2 from harvested wood products (HWPs) for the Brazilian GHG emission balance? The C stocks and CO2 emissions and removals from the HWPs in Brazil during 1900–2016 were evaluated using three methodological approaches: stock-change approach (SCA), production approach (PA), and stock-change of domestic origin (SCDOA). Data from the FAO’s FAOSTAT system on production, import and export of semi-finished products (sawnwood, wood-based panels and paper/paperboard) were analyzed, considering distinct land-use activities: deforestation (D), forest management (FM) and afforestation/reforestation (A/R). Two scenarios to evaluate the effect of HWPs from D were evaluated. The C stock in HWPs in 2016 reached 252 Mt C, by SCA. Contributions to C storage historically were higher from sawnwood, but wood-based panels and paper/paperboard have recently outperformed it. A/R is the major activity responsible for C storage in HWPs. The CO2 removal by HWPs was 521 Mt during 1990–2016, which corresponds to 1.1% of the country’s emissions in the same period. It was concluded that Brazil has become a major producer and wood consumer and that HWPs are allies for a positive C balance and fulfillment of the commitments assumed by the country regarding climate change. Abbreviations AFOLUAgriculture, forestry and other land uses A/RAfforestation/reforestation DDeforestation FAOUnited Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FMForest management HWPsHarvested wood products IBGEBrazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics PAProduction approach PEVSPlant extraction and forestry SCAStock-change approach SCDOAStock-change of domestic origin approach
- Subjects :
- climate change
emission
mitigation
removal
wood
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17583004 and 17583012
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Carbon Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.3ec4852bff784a66b28e7663e6002534
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2019.1630242