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This paper presents estimates of the gain in carbon sequestration withforest areas set aside from future timber production. Three alternative scenarios ofecological processes on the set-aside land are considered. The results suggest thatset-asides are not likely to be cost-effective methods for enhancing carbon storage inglobal forests, although the exact results depend on assumptions about ecologicalprocesses. Further, the results suggest that set-asides may reduce overall carbon storagein those regions due to unexpected effects in other forests, such as increasedharvesting of currently inaccessible regions. In particular, if set-asides occur in NorthAmerica and Europe today, they could potentially lead to short-term carbon emis-sions by the time of the Kyoto Protocol commitment period in 2008–2012.
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Sohngen, B., Sedjo, R., Kanninen, M., Mery, G. (2001). Forest Set-Asides and Carbon Sequestration. In: Palo, M., Uusivuori, J., Mery, G. (eds) World Forests, Markets and Policies. World Forests, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0664-4_4
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