Environmental Services from Plantations- Biomass, Biofuels, Carbon Sequestration - Part I
March 6, 2008. Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation and Planted Forests: Hype, Unintended Consequences, and Real Opportunities
Gordon Smith, Ecofor LLC, Seattle, WA
The marketplace recognizes many non-timber benefits of planted forests, including storage of carbon, providing a source of bioenergy, and yielding other ecosystem services desired by society. Returns from providing ecosystem services contribute to the overall management strategy for planted forests.
Challenges to be discussed include compensating landowners for conservation of biodiversity, enhancing water quality or in-stream habitat; supporting wildlife populations for hunting or viewing, and; providing recreational settings and services.
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