Study supported by the Forest Development Fund (agreement No. 21-00-S0MF10-000020)
At present, the European green deal has the potential to increase of forest areas where forestry will be restricted or banned. At the same time, afforestation of abandoned agricultural land is envisaged. Therefore, it is necessary to model the long-term development of forest resources under this type of management regime, and to assess potential changes in the structure and value of forests, as well as long-term carbon sequestration.
The aim of the study is to evaluate the potential impact of various European green deal alternatives on wood availability and carbon sequestration in Latvian forests.
Tasks of the study:
- Evaluate the potential changes in forest management according to proposals in the European green deal policy, as well as the evaluation of carbon sequestration potential of forestry measures.
- Integrate the shelterwood cutting simulation model and carbon sequestration model developed by LSFRI "Silava" into the LSFRI "Silava" forest resource modeling system.
- To model business as usual and alternative forest management scenario impact on changes in forest resources for a period of 100 years.