Annually, nearly 500 gigatonnes of CO2 are exchanged between terrestrial ecosystems and
the atmosphere, and this exchange is clearly affected by human activities related to the …

Finland is committed to the EU goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% from the
1990 levels by 2050. We examine the potential role of the forests in fulfilling this goal in …

Cost-effectiveness analysis is important in focusing policies on minimising the costs of
meeting climate change mitigation targets and other policy goals. This chapter provides a …

Dissatisfaction with the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as an indicator of a country's
development or a population's wellbeing led to the development of the Genuine Progress …

Aesthetic benefits are not enough. Authorities need to be presented with economic benefits
as well to make decisions in favour of forests and help them conserved or expanded. Thus …

Emerging carbon offset markets create economic opportunities to manage carbon in forests
but represent a complex mix of decision-making challenges and are poorly understood …

The GPI is calculated using several basic items that are related to the welfare of a country's
population. The GPI is not yet a standardized measure, so different studies may use different …

This research uses the inventory of 3 actively managed forest estates located in the Coast,
Southern Interior, and Northern Interior forest regions in British Columbia. The performance …