Forest-sector mitigation technologies could be grouped into four general categories
according to their main expected impact on C emissions and removals:
| Table 12.1 Climate Change Mitigation
Technologies, Benefits, and Impacts |
| Types of mitigation Projects |
Technologies, practices and systems |
Carbon sequestration or emission reduction potential |
Bio-diversity conservation |
Socio-economic Benefits |
| Carbon Conservation |
Deforestation reduction through policy changes |
+++
|
+++
|
++
|
| |
Formation of Protected Areas |
+++
|
+++
|
++
|
| |
Monitoring forest; area and vegetation status |
++
|
++
|
|
| |
Recreational reserves |
++
|
++
|
++
|
| |
Sustainable Forest Management |
+++
|
++
|
+++
|
| |
Fire protection techniques |
++
|
++
|
|
| |
Reduced impact logging |
++
|
++
|
+
|
| Carbon sequestration |
Afforestation |
++
|
++
|
+++
|
| |
Reforestation |
+++
|
++
|
+++
|
| |
Industrial Plantations |
++
|
|
++
|
| |
Agroforestry |
++
|
+
|
++
|
| |
Urban forestry |
++
|
+
|
+++
|
| Carbon Offsets (substitution for fossil fuels and unsustainably harvested
wood) |
Short rotation forestry for biofuels |
+++
|
+
|
+++
|
| |
Sustainable biomass plantation |
+++
|
|
+++
|
| |
Waste use for energy |
++
|
+
|
|
| |
Efficient processing technologies |
++
|
|
+++
|
| |
Recycling of forest products |
++
|
+
|
++
|
| |
Bio-energy (bio-electricity through gasification of biomass or combustion) |
+++
|
|
++
|
| |
Fuel efficient stoves |
+
|
+
|
+++
|
| |
Biogas for cooking |
+++
|
+
|
+++
|
| |
Efficient charcoal kilns |
++
|
|
++
|
| Carbon offsets from wood products |
Recycling forest products |
++
|
+
|
+
|
| |
Substitution of fossil-fuel intensive products with wood products (e.g.,
steel with wood for construction) |
++
|
+
|
+
|
| |
Storage in long-term |
++
|
+
|
|
| |
wood products |
|
|
|