Forests and Climate Change Adaption in Asia | Land Portal

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Date of publication: 
janvier 2012
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ISBN / Resource ID: 
recoftc:48
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Copyright © RECOFTC January 2012

This brief, produced jointly by FAO, UNEP and RECOFTC, outlines the ways in which forests contribute to climate change adaptation in the Asian region. It details current climate changes impacting forest ecosystems in Asia; key components of climate change adaptation and sustainable forest management; the current status of climate change adaptation and forests in Asia; and the way ahead.

Overview:

  • Climate change is expected to have significant negative impacts on forest ecosystems in Asia. Unless addressed, these impacts will have knock-on effects on forest-dependent people and wider society.
  • Climate change is one of many pressures on forests in Asia, including demand for timber and expansion of agriculture and infrastructure. National economic and development plans should take into account the important roles forests and forestry can play in climate change adaptation.
  • Climate change funding presents an opportunity to expand sustainable forest management (SFM) and national adaptation strategies should address climate change adaptation within a broader framework of SFM activities.
  • Adapting forests to climate change improves the permanence of carbon stocks and is thus a prerequisite for effective climate change mitigation. Adaptation activities that assist mitigation should be eligible for carbon financing.
  • Adaptive capacity of forest-dependent people can be improved through allocating forestland use rights, local-level capacity building and improving access to markets for forest-based products.

Auteurs et éditeurs

Publisher(s): 

RECOFTC


RECOFTC is derived from an abbreviated form of the organization's legal name, Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific. Formerly the organization was known as RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests.


 


UNEP

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.


UNEP work encompasses:


  • Assessing global, regional and national environmental conditions and trends

Fournisseur de données

RECOFTC


RECOFTC is derived from an abbreviated form of the organization's legal name, Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific. Formerly the organization was known as RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests.


 


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