Monitoring and reporting carbon stocks and fluxes in Dutch forests
Gert-Jan Nabuurs,
Wageningen University and Research Center. ALTERRA. P.O. Box 47. NL–6700 AA Wageningen (The Netherlands). E-mail: g.j.nabuurs@alterra.wag-ur.nl
Frits Mohren,
Wageningen University and Research Center. Department of Environmental Sciences. Forest Ecology and Silviculture Group. P.O. Box 342. NL–6700 AH Wageningen (The Netherlands).
Han Dolman,
Wageningen University and Research Center. ALTERRA. P.O. Box 47. NL–6700 AA Wageningen (The Netherlands).
Abstract
Global forests play an important role in the global carbon cycle. At this moment they absorb about 25% of the emission of carbon dioxide. This aspect has initiated research into the possibilities of enhancing and maintaining this role of global forests. Carbon sequestration in forests might be, also for the Netherlands, an option to compensate part of the carbon dioxide emissions. This paper describes the role of forests, gives a quantification of the present sink in Dutch and European forests and indicates for which compartments improvements of the reporting can be made.
Keywords : forest carbon cycle, Kyoto Protocol, monitoring, The Netherlands
Pour citer cet article
Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Frits Mohren & Han Dolman, «Monitoring and reporting carbon stocks and fluxes in Dutch forests», BASE [En ligne], Volume 4 (2000), Numéro 4, 308-310 URL : https://popups.uliege.be/1780-4507/index.php?id=15214.