02808 am 22004333u 450 991076599800332120230721045210.010.26530/OAPEN_459256(CKB)2670000000409944(OAPEN)459256(WaSeSS)IndRDA00124589(EXLCZ)99267000000040994420200616d2008 uy 0engurmu#---||uuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGreen carbon the role of natural forest in carbon storagePart 1A green carbon account of Australia's south-eastern Eucalypt forests, and policy implications /Brendan G. Mackey [and others]Canberra, Australian Capital Territory :Australian National University E Press,2008.1 online resource (48 pages) illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)Print version: 9781921313875 Includes bibliographical references.The colour of carbon matters. Green carbon is the carbon stored in the plants and soil of natural ecosystems and is a vital part of the global carbon cycle. This report is the first in a series that examines the role of natural forests in the storage of carbon, the impacts of human land use activities, and the implications for climate change policy nationally and internationally. REDD (“reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation”) is now part of the agenda for the “Bali Action Plan” being debated in the lead-up to the Copenhagen climate change conference in 2009. Currently, international rules are blind to the colour of carbon so that the green carbon in natural forests is not recognised, resulting in perverse outcomes including ongoing deforestation and forest degradation, and the conversion of extensive areas of land to industrial plantations. This report examines REDD policy from a green carbon scientific perspective. Subsequent reports will focus on issues concerning the carbon sequestration potential of commercially logged natural forests, methods for monitoring REDD, and the long term implications of forest policy and management for the global carbon cycle and climate change.CarbonEnvironmental aspectsForests and forestryEnvironmental aspectsPlantsEffect of atmospheric carbon dioxide onCarbonEnvironmental aspects.Forests and forestryEnvironmental aspects.PlantsEffect of atmospheric carbon dioxide on.577.3144Mackey Brendan(Brendan G.),801496WaSeSSWaSeSSUkMaJRUBOOK9910765998003321Green Carbon3084894UNINA