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In the context of national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, 2019), LULUCF is a GHG inventory sector that covers...

This report describes the work under AA “Forest Monitoring for Policies”, Lot 1 (Improved GHG Inventories for better Forest Policies). Within task “thematic policy...

The young scientists took the EFI Annual Conference by storm with a slick and sophisticated session on Climate-Smart Forestry (CSF). Through the diverse presentations of their ongoing research, culminating...

This publication offers a synthesis of the major factors at play in the global food and agricultural landscape. Statistics are presented in four thematic chapters, covering the economic importance of agricultural...

Managing forests for climate change mitigation requires action by diverse stakeholders undertaking different activities with overlapping objectives and spatial impacts. To date, several forest carbon...

This study adds to the scientific literature dealing with the climate change mitigation implications of wood substitution. Its main scientific contribution rests with the modelling approach. By fully integrating...

European Union set an ambitious 20% target of its energy consumption from renewable resources 20% by 2020. The aim of this paper is to assess the contribution of solid biomass to renewables...

World agriculture needs to find the right balance to cope with the trilemma between feeding a growing population, reducing its impact on biodiversity and minimizing greenhouse gas (GHG)...

This database accompanies JRC Report EUR 28349 EN version 1d - 2019. This final version of the report updates and replaces the previous version 1c published...

European forests and the forest-based sector are already contributing significantly to climate change mitigation and substitution, amounting to some 13% of EU emissions. They have the potential...