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Inventory Study 2008

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Climate change

This project contributes to the research aim 'Climate Change'. What are the sub-aims? Take a look:
Climate change


Project code: TI-WO-08-PID1602
Contract period: 01.01.2008 - 30.06.2009
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment

Forests may serve as important sinks for carbon. Germany obliged itself in international conventions to report annually about changes in the carbon storage of forests, caused by, for example natural processes like tree growth or forest management. The purpose of the Inventory Study 2008 was to determine the current carbon stock of the forests in germany.The forest management in Germany is credited, in the context of the obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, under Article 3.4 of the Kyoto Protocol. At the beginning of the commitment period in 2008, it was necessary to determine the carbon stocks of the German forests. At the end of the commitment period, 2012, the Third National Forest Inventory (BWI3) will be conducted to determine the carbon stock change in the forests of Germany. To determine an initial carbon stock for the so-called

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BMEL Frameworkprogramme 2008

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