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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What is meant by ‘balancing sources and sinks of greenhouse gases’ to limit global temperature rise?
The Paris Agreement from the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2015 states that by 2050-2100, there should be a “balance between anthropogenic
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Forest restoration can turn the clock back
The ecological and carbon cost of rainforest destruction goes on accumulating for years after nations halt the conversion of canopy into farmland, scientists have found. This implies that to meet ambitious
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REDD+ funds are being put to work in the right places: report
Close to $6 billion has been pledged to conservation initiatives in ten key forest countries in Latin America, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region under REDD+, and that money is being deployed in nations
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Implementation of INDCs, 09/08/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Implementation of INDCs, 09/08/2016. India, in its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), has committed to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33
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Early Snowmelts Dirsupt Subalpine Forest Carbon Dioxide Uptake
A new study revealed that earlier snowmelts caused by global warming are disrupting the ability of subalpine forest to regulate atmospheric carbon dioxide. The study, published in the journal Geophysical
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The risks of relying on tomorrow’s ‘negative emissions’ to guide today’s mitigation action
This paper focuses on the risks associated with “negative emission” techniques for drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis and storing it in land-based sinks or underground. It
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North American forests not the climate change remedy hoped for: study
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - North American forests will not fight climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide at levels once hoped for because the trees may not grow big enough, a study said
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Rainforest greener during 'dry' season
Although the Amazon Jungle may appear to be perpetually green, a University of Illinois researcher believes there are actually seasonal differences of photosynthesis, with more occurring during the dry
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Managing uncertainty in soil carbon feedbacks to climate change
Planetary warming may be exacerbated if it accelerates loss of soil carbon to the atmosphere. This carbon-cycle–climate feedback is included in climate projections. Yet, despite ancillary data supporting
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Sri Lanka prime minister: Mangroves curb climate threat
The economic value placed on the ecosystem services provided by mangroves is estimated to be US $194,000 (£148,000) per hectare Sri Lanka's prime minister has said mangroves' ability to swiftly absorb