Potential and Dynamic of Carbon Sequestration in Forests and Timber

Within the project the potential contribution of forestry and timber industry to the mitigation and stabilisation of the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere was quantified and evaluated.

+++ New PUBLICATION: Köhl et al 2010 Combating the effects of climatic change on forests by mitigation strategies in Carbon Balance and Management +++

+++ result examples of the national simulation can be found under News Results now!+++

+++ Presentation of CSWH project results during the seminar on forest policy held by the bayrischen Waldbesitzerverbandes e.V. (bavarian forest owners alliance) organised by the Hans Seidel Stiftung on 5-7 February 2010 in Wildbad Kreuth, Bavaria +++

+++ Radio interview with NDR info in the LOGO magazine about sustainably managed forests and their contribution to mitigate climate change on 15 November 2009 from the 3rd Night of Knowledge in Hamburg+++

+++ Presentation "Wälder - ihre Bedeutung für das Erdklima; Konkurrenzen und Prioritäten für ihre Nutzung" on 8.01.2010 in the Masterstudy REAP (Resource Efficiency in Architecture and Planning) of the Hafencity University Hamburg+++

+++ Presentation of the CSWH water model during the 3rd Night of Knowledge on the 7 November in Hamburg +++

+++ television interview with the Bayrisches Fernsehen "QUER" magazine on the 22 October 2009 about sustainable forest management as contribution to mitigate climate change +++

+++ interview with the Hamburger Abendblatt on 16 October 2009 about the sustainable German forest management as climate protector +++

+++ interview with the ZEIT on 15 October 2009 about the sustainable forest and timber sector as a contribution to mititgate climate change +++

+++ Final converence "Nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft" of the BMBF during the FONA Forum 2009, on 9-10 September in Hamburg. Presentation by Michael Köhl: "Konkurrierende Optionen- welche Bewirtschaftung entlastet die Atmosphäre wirklich?" +++

+++ CSWH final report is under preparation +++

+++ CSWH interview in Deutschlandradio "Forst statt Wald" +++

+++ presentation during the workshop "Aktiver Klimaschutz und Anpassung an den Klimawandel – Beiträge der Agrar- und Forstwirtschaft" +++

+++ interview about sfm and carbon sequestration in Holzabsatzfonds +++

+++ publication for the symposium Waldstrategie 2020 +++

+++ final complex simulations finished! +++

+++ updated events and publications +++

+++ first results of CSWH from the project workshop +++