Ana Aza
Forsker
Biografi
Jeg er en del av koordineringsteamet for Norges nasjonale klimagassregnskap for arealbrukssektoren (LULUCF) under FNs klimakonvensjon (UNFCCC) og EU. Arbeidet mitt inkluderer å beregne og rapportere karbonutslipp og -opptak for LULUCF-sektoren og å bidra til prosjekter som analyserer sammenhengen og effektene av nasjonale og internasjonale politiske tiltak på arealbruk, inkludert drivere, korrelasjoner og konsekvenser. Jeg har erfaring med risiko- og usikkerhetsanalyser, langsiktig planlegging i skogsektoren og evaluering av ordninger for betaling for økosystemtjenester. Min kompetanse inkluderer LULUCF, klimaendringer, karbonregnskap, politisk analyse og risiko- og usikkerhetsanalyser.
Sammendrag
There is an increasing interest in using forests as a natural solution for enhancing terrestrial carbon dioxide removal, as part of climate smart forestry strategy to have a significant role in climate mitigation efforts. Harvest deferral is seen as one carbon farming practice to increase carbon sequestration in forests. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of harvest deferral on carbon forest sink potential of Norwegian forests in the short, medium and long-term. Here, we carried out scenario analysis for the whole Norway during the 21st century to assess the effect on carbon sequestration of delaying harvest in a certain number of forests. The scenarios represented different levels of harvest deferral through Norwegian forests. Delaying harvest would increase CO2 removals in the medium (2050) and long-term (2100), resulting in an additional uptake of approximately 6 and 34 Tg CO2, respectively, when extending rotation for 20 years in those plots with high growth increment in the last 5 years. Scenarios where harvest was delayed for a longer period showed slightly higher CO2 removals by the end of the century. While harvest deferral scenarios showed positive effects in terms of climate change mitigation potential, there are several other aspects that need to be considered, such as trade-offs and synergies with other sustainability goals, leakage, market behaviour and willingness of forest owners to get involved in these carbon farming practices.
Forfattere
Ana Aza Baders, Endijs García-Gil, M Rosario Kniivilä, Matleena Ling, Erik Lukmine, Diana Mustonen, Mika Rautio, Pasi Svensson, Johan Tolvanen, Anne Knut ØistadSammendrag
Key messages: Multifunctionality should serve as a guiding principle for forest governance and investment, complementing production and conservation objectives. To operationalise this vision, three guiding principles should inform EU and national policies: • Plan and manage at the landscape level balancing production, biodiversity, climate adaptation and social needs in complementary ways. Policies should support a diversity of management practices. • Align sectoral policies to ensure coherence between forestry, energy, biodiversity, climate and social objectives. • Reward and support multifunctionality explicitly through advisory programmes, certification systems, and financial mechanisms that recognise and support diverse management practices.
Forfattere
Ana AzaSammendrag
Presentation at the PROFOR seminar in Norway
Divisjon for skog og utmark
EU Climate Policy Implications for Land Use in Norway: Managing Trade-offs and Achieving Policy Coherence (ClimaLand)
The ClimaLand project will investigate trade-offs between policy goals, governance levels, and sector interests, and seek to identify how to design more coherent climate and land-use policies. An important objective is to investigate how conflicting policy goals can be handled and various considerations and land-use interests balanced.
Divisjon for skog og utmark
Optimizing Carbon, Soil Health and Yield in Coffee-Forest Systems as a Climate-Smart Land Management in Ethiopia (CoffeeLand)
CoffeeLand is an interdisciplinary research project aimed at advancing climate-smart land management in Ethiopia’s coffee-forest systems, which are critical for biodiversity, livelihoods, and global Arabica coffee genetic resources. These systems support millions of smallholder farmers but are increasingly threatened by climate change, land-use pressure, and declining productivity.