REDD-plus and China's contribution

35th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment

地球科学;生态环境科学

Shuyong, Li^1,2 ; Mei, Huang^1 ; Shenggong, Li^1

Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China^1

Puyang Meteorological Administration, Puyang, China^2

关键词: Forest degradation;    Forest resources;    Global climate changes;    Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD);    Rising temperatures;    Sustainable forest management;    Sustainable management;    United Nations;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/17/1/012021/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/17/1/012021

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The United Nations' program Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) seeks to reduce emissions resulting from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries. The program's overarching goal is to curb rising CO2levels and combat global climate change, and it focuses in particular on nations in or near the tropics that possess abundant rainforest resources. REDD-plus upgrades the program to include additional emphases on the roles of conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks. China has one of the world's richest forest resources and, through its afforestation and reforestation efforts, also possesses the world's largest reserve of planted forests. Currently, most of China's forests are young and/or mid-aged, and, as a result, China is positioned to make significant contributions to REDD-plus through sustainable forest management that enhanced forest carbon stocks. Though REDD-plus does not represent a comprehensive solution to global climate change, it can help stabilize rising temperatures and buy time for researchers to devise solutions that target the greenhouse effect.