Öko-InstitutThe fourth National Forest Inventory (BWI-4) shows that lately German forests emitted more #CO2 than they absorbed. Main causes are drought, storms and beetle infestation. Spruce stands are particularly affected, while deciduous trees still act as a #CO2sink. Our FABio-Forest model helps with future forecasts for forest development:
https://www.oeko.de/en/blog/earlier-estimation-of-developments-in-the-co2-storage-capacity-of-forests-categorising-the-results-of-the-german-national-forest-inventory/
https://www.oeko.de/en/blog/earlier-estimation-of-developments-in-the-co2-storage-capacity-of-forests-categorising-the-results-of-the-german-national-forest-inventory/
Earlier estimation of developments in the CO2 storage capacity of forests: categorising the results of the German National Forest Inventory
The fourth German National Forest Inventory published on 8 October 2024 provides comprehensive results on the condition and development of forests for the period of 2017 to 2022. From a climate protection perspective, forests emitted more CO2 than they absorbed during this period. Below we classify the results and use our model FABio-Forest to show as an example the importance of forest modelling for climate policy.
Michael Burchert
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