Topic 1 - Integrating climate change into forestry
 

Topic 2 - Climate change and forests – exploring the interlinkages

 

Section A -

A brief introduction to climate change and forests

 

Section B -

Integrating climate change into forestry: mitigation

 

Section C -

Integrating climate change into forestry: adaptation

 

Section D -

Integrating climate change into forestry: exercise on a conceptual framework
 

Topic 3 – All you need to know about adaptation
 

Section A -

Introduction to adaptation
 

Section B -

Forests for adaptation
 

Section C -

Adaptation for forests
 

Section D -

Adaptation: examples and case studies
 

Topic 4 – Why is carbon counting important?
 

Section A -

Carbon accounting: introduction
 

Section B -

Carbon accounting: quick steps
 

Section C -

Carbon accounting: field measurements
 

Section D -

Forest carbon calculator
 

Section E -

Carbon accounting: modelling
 

Section F -

Carbon accounting: monitoring
 

Topic 5 – Climate change mitigation mechanisms, markets and projects
 

Section A -

Introduction to mitigation mechanisms and markets
 

Section B -

Introduction to payments for ecosystem services (PES)
 

Section C -

Forest and carbon mechanisms: major issues
 

Section D -

The Clean Development Mechanism: overview
 

Section E -

The Clean Development Mechanism: in depth
 

Section F -

Example of an afforestation/reforestation Clean Development Mechanism project in Sirsa, Haryana, India

 

Section G -

The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD & REDD-plus)

 

Section H -

Preliminary results from the survey of emerging
REDD demonstration and readiness activities

 

Section I -

Voluntary markets for afforestation, reforestation and avoided deforestation
 

Topic 6 – The role of biofuels
 

Section A -

Introduction to biofuels
 

Section B -

Biofuels – impact on climate change
 

Section C -

Biofuel policy issues related to economic development and environmental sustainability
     

 

Contributors
• Arild Angelsen • Henning Baur • Jonathan Haskett • Markku Kanninen • Rodel Lasco
• Bruno Locatelli • Daniel Murdiyarso • Levania Santoso • Patrick Smith
• Brent Swallow • Maine van Noordwijk • Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff

 

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