Facing an uncertain future: how forest and people can adapt to climate change

The most prominent international responses to climate change focus on mitigation (reducing the accumulation of greenhouse gases) rather than adaptation (reducing the vulnerability of society and ecosystems). However, with climate change now inevitable, adaptation is gaining importance in the policy...

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Autores principales: Locatelli, Bruno, Kanninen, M., Brockhaus, Maria, Colfer, C.J.P., Murdiyarso, Daniel, Santoso, H.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Center for International Forestry Research 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19994
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author Locatelli, Bruno
Kanninen, M.
Brockhaus, Maria
Colfer, C.J.P.
Murdiyarso, Daniel
Santoso, H.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
Kanninen, M.
Locatelli, Bruno
Murdiyarso, Daniel
Santoso, H.
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Kanninen, M.
Brockhaus, Maria
Colfer, C.J.P.
Murdiyarso, Daniel
Santoso, H.
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description The most prominent international responses to climate change focus on mitigation (reducing the accumulation of greenhouse gases) rather than adaptation (reducing the vulnerability of society and ecosystems). However, with climate change now inevitable, adaptation is gaining importance in the policy arena, and is an integral part of ongoing negotiations towards an international framework. This report presents the case for adaptation for tropical forests (reducing the impacts of climate change on forests and their ecosystem services) and tropical forests for adaptation (using forests to help local people and society in general to adapt to inevitable changes). Policies in the forest, climate change and other sectors need to address these issues and be integrated with each other—such a cross-sectoral approach is essential if the benefits derived in one area are not to be lost or counteracted in another. Moreover, the institutions involved in policy development and implementation need themselves to be flexible and able to learn in the context of dynamic human and environmental systems. And all this needs to be done at all levels from the local community to the national government and international institutions. The report includes an appendix covering climate scenarios, concepts, and international policies and funds.
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spelling CGSpace199942025-01-24T14:20:35Z Facing an uncertain future: how forest and people can adapt to climate change Locatelli, Bruno Kanninen, M. Brockhaus, Maria Colfer, C.J.P. Murdiyarso, Daniel Santoso, H. deforestation forests degradation causes carbon emission carbon sequestration governance climate change environmental management The most prominent international responses to climate change focus on mitigation (reducing the accumulation of greenhouse gases) rather than adaptation (reducing the vulnerability of society and ecosystems). However, with climate change now inevitable, adaptation is gaining importance in the policy arena, and is an integral part of ongoing negotiations towards an international framework. This report presents the case for adaptation for tropical forests (reducing the impacts of climate change on forests and their ecosystem services) and tropical forests for adaptation (using forests to help local people and society in general to adapt to inevitable changes). Policies in the forest, climate change and other sectors need to address these issues and be integrated with each other—such a cross-sectoral approach is essential if the benefits derived in one area are not to be lost or counteracted in another. Moreover, the institutions involved in policy development and implementation need themselves to be flexible and able to learn in the context of dynamic human and environmental systems. And all this needs to be done at all levels from the local community to the national government and international institutions. The report includes an appendix covering climate scenarios, concepts, and international policies and funds. 2008 2012-06-04T09:12:56Z 2012-06-04T09:12:56Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19994 en Open Access Center for International Forestry Research Locatelli, B., Kanninen, M., Brockhaus, M., Colfer, C.J.P., Murdiyarso, D., Santoso, H. 2008. Facing an uncertain future: how forest and people can adapt to climate change . Forest Perspectives No.5. Bogor, Indonesia, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). 86p.
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causes
carbon
emission
carbon sequestration
governance
climate change
environmental management
Locatelli, Bruno
Kanninen, M.
Brockhaus, Maria
Colfer, C.J.P.
Murdiyarso, Daniel
Santoso, H.
Facing an uncertain future: how forest and people can adapt to climate change
title Facing an uncertain future: how forest and people can adapt to climate change
title_full Facing an uncertain future: how forest and people can adapt to climate change
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title_short Facing an uncertain future: how forest and people can adapt to climate change
title_sort facing an uncertain future how forest and people can adapt to climate change
topic deforestation
forests
degradation
causes
carbon
emission
carbon sequestration
governance
climate change
environmental management
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