Mitigation Strategies for the Forest Sector and Their Effectiveness in Bc

The forest sector could potentially play an important role in mitigating human-caused climate change due to the forests' natural ability to sequester (absorb) atmospheric carbon [1]. Whether forests sequester more carbon than they release can be influenced by management strategies for forests and harvested wood products. With British Columbia’s forest sector removing an average of 62.8 Mt of CO2 from the atmosphere per year over the last 25 years, the province has a substantial potential to achieve increased mitigation benefits by implementing effective management strategies [2]. Applying regional-specific mitigation strategies to B.C.’s forests could contribute to the province’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 80% below 2007 levels by 2050 [3].