Mitigation Estimates

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This section of the Web site focuses on national- or global-scale mitigation analyses for carbon sequestration and other greenhouse gas reduction activities in agriculture and forestry.

Mitigation analyses found in this section of the web site and elsewhere for the same countries and regions will likely vary due to differences in underlying methods, activities, carbon pools, land base and timeframe included in the analyses.

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Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines, Tanzania:

EPA and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) coordinated the F7 Tropical Forestry Climate Change Research Network of forest-sector analysts in these countries during the 1900s through the mid 2000s. The F7 network worked to identify which forestry mitigation options would be the most important for individual developing countries and local communities; how much sequestration and emissions reductions would be achieved through these options; and what costs would be associated with these options. The references below summarize this effort.

Sathaye, J., W. Makundi and K. Andrasko (2001) Carbon mitigation potential and costs of forestry options in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines and Tanzania. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 6 (3-4): 185-211. Article is available online through IngentaConnect at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/miti/2001/00000006/f0020003
Sathaye, J., W. Makundi and K. Andrasko (2001) Forestry mitigation potential and costs: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines and Tanzania. Presented at 2001 EPA/USDA Agriculture and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Modeling Forum (Powerpoint, 27 pp, 565K).

Brazil

P.M. Fearnside (2001) The Potential of Brazil's Forest Sector for Mitigating Global Warming under the Kyoto Protocol. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 6 (3-4): 355-372. Article is available online through IngentaConnect at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/miti/2001/00000006/f0020003

China

Deying Xu, Xiao-Quan Zhang, Zuomin Shi (2001) Mitigation Potential for Carbon Sequestration Through Forestry Activities in Southern and Eastern China. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 6 (3-4): 213-232. Article is available online through IngentaConnect at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/miti/2001/00000006/f0020003

India

FORCLIMIT-India is a cooperative project of Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and Indian Council for Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), on the Indian side; and EPA and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from the U.S. The objectives of the FORCLIMIT-India research network are to: improve assessment of mitigation opportunities and costs for India, and for two states in detail; develop village-level case studies of mitigation potential and issues; initiate dialog among government, private, NGO, academic, and local stakeholders on technical issues; and disseminate findings.
N.H. Ravindranath, P. Sudha, Sandhya Rao (2001) Forestry for sustainable biomass production and carbon sequesteration in India, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 6 (3-4): 233-256. Article is available online through IngentaConnect at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/miti/2001/00000006/f0020003

Indonesia

R. Boer (2001) Economic Assessment of Mitigation Options for Enhancing and Maintaining Carbon Sink Capacity in Indonesia. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 6 (3-4): 257-290. Article is available online through IngentaConnect at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/miti/2001/00000006/f0020003

Mexico

O.R. Masera, A.D. Cerón and A. Ordóñez (2001) Forestry Mitigation Options for Mexico: Finding Synergies between National Sustainable Development Priorities and Global Concerns. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 6 (3-4): 291-312. Article is available online through IngentaConnect at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/miti/2001/00000006/f0020003

The Philippines

R.D. Lasco and F.B. Pulhin (2001) Climate Change Mitigation Activities in the Philippine Forestry Sector: Application of the COMAP Model. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 6 (3-4): 313-334. Article is available online through IngentaConnect at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/miti/2001/00000006/f0020003

Tanzania

W.R. Makundi (2001) Potential and Cost of Carbon Sequestration in the Tanzanian Forest Sector. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 6 (3-4): 335-353. Article is available online through IngentaConnect at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/miti/2001/00000006/f0020003

Canada

Some presentations at the EPA-co-sponsored Agriculture and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Modeling Forum:

European Union

Global Mitigation Potential Analysis

A variety of estimates of sequestration mitigation potential in the forestry sector have been performed, using a wide range of analytic methods, data, and assumptions. For these reasons, the estimates generally are difficult to compare. Relatively few such analyses have been performed for global or country-level agricultural sector carbon sequestration potential. Some representative estimates are provided below: