Climate impacts in northern forests
Northern forests hold around 54% of the world’s total terrestrial carbon stock and contribute more than one-third to our global terrestrial carbon sink. This report reviews the impact of human induced
Carbon Sinks
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Forest report to help Indias climate change talks
India has claimed that over the last two decades, it has not only managed to reverse deforestation but has also managed to transform its forests into a significant net sink of carbon dioxide (CO2).
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Indias forest and tree cover: contribution as a carbon sink
This ICFRE paper focuses on carbon value of India
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India demands forestry credit, says just gas-cut sops wont do
New survey to strengthen country
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U.S. Carbon Market: Many Projects, Many Clouds
Amanda Sutton looks over a wheat field in northern Colorado and sees a potential "carbon offset project" that could help curb greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming. "This is a patch of highly-cultivated land that could provide potential carbon offsets," she said, standing by the field which is owned by the city of Fort Collins and the surrounding county.
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World Bank To Buy Carbon Credit From Congo Project
The World Bank said on Tuesday it will buy 500,000 tons of carbon credits from a forest project replanting about 4,120 hectares destroyed by deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Replanting forests, which have been cut or burned, is central to the reduction in global greenhouse case emissions because they soak up vast amounts of carbon dioxide.
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Indias forest and tree cover: contribution as a carbon sink - brochure
Forestry is at the centre-stage of global climate change negotiations. This is because forests have the potential to be a carbon sink as well as a source of carbon emissions. This publication provides a useful snapshot of the carbon value of India
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Arctic climate feedbacks: global implications
This report addresses sea-level rise and the associated flooding of coastal regions and it s the first-of-its kind assessment incorporating the fate of the ice sheets of Greenland and West Antarctica into global sea level projections.
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Climate Bill A Farm Income Boost, USDA Estimates
U.S. farmers and foresters could earn more money from carbon contracts than they pay in higher costs from legislation to control greenhouse gases, the Agriculture Department estimated on Wednesday.
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The carbon count
Scientists need better Earth-monitoring tools to see whether climate policies are working. (Editorial)