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  • Publication | 2021

Climate effects of Forestry in the Nordic-Baltic Region

Bioeconomy

This report aims to present current data over the carbon flows of Nordic-Baltic forests and forestry. Such data are of particular interest with respect to the current efforts to reduce the increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide, driving climate change. But forests are not primarily a climate tool. They are the basis for many people’s livelihoods, not only in the forest sector, and supply biodiversity and functioning ecosystems with a variety of services and a good living environment. These benefits must be considered when choosing the appropriate paths for forests and forestry for the future.