<p>Forest ecosystems play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle, acting as substantial carbon sinks and offering pathways for climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emission offsetting and bioeconomic opportunities collectively referred to as Natural Climate Solutions (NCS). Over 100 forest carbon modeling experts, primarily from the US, were engaged through a Forest Carbon Modeling Group (FCMG) to identify and prioritize research needs, opportunities, and knowledge gaps for refining the application of NCS to meet a growing spectrum of GHG mitigation and adaptation strategies initially focused on US forests with possible applicability to other temperate/boreal systems. This engagement informed the development of a framework for forest carbon decision-making, which offers a scalable, hierarchical, and transdisciplinary approach that can address immediate research needs (e.g., regeneration modeling) while advancing critical, long-term scientific advances (e.g., lateral flux modeling) that aligns technology and model development with perspectives across users and sectors.</p>

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Prioritizing Opportunities to Empower Forest Carbon Decisions Through Strategic Investment in Forest Modeling Capacity

  • Christopher W. Woodall,
  • Holly L. Munro,
  • Jeff W. Atkins,
  • Bronson P. Bullock,
  • Thomas R. Fox,
  • Coeli M. Hoover,
  • Stephen M. Kinane,
  • Lara T. Murray,
  • Stephen P. Prisley,
  • John D. Shaw,
  • Erin Smith-Mateja,
  • Aaron R. Weiskittel,
  • William R. L. Anderegg,
  • Gert-Jan Nabuurs,
  • Kimberly A. Novick,
  • Benjamin Poulter,
  • Ajdin Starcevic,
  • Courtney L. Giebink

摘要

Forest ecosystems play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle, acting as substantial carbon sinks and offering pathways for climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emission offsetting and bioeconomic opportunities collectively referred to as Natural Climate Solutions (NCS). Over 100 forest carbon modeling experts, primarily from the US, were engaged through a Forest Carbon Modeling Group (FCMG) to identify and prioritize research needs, opportunities, and knowledge gaps for refining the application of NCS to meet a growing spectrum of GHG mitigation and adaptation strategies initially focused on US forests with possible applicability to other temperate/boreal systems. This engagement informed the development of a framework for forest carbon decision-making, which offers a scalable, hierarchical, and transdisciplinary approach that can address immediate research needs (e.g., regeneration modeling) while advancing critical, long-term scientific advances (e.g., lateral flux modeling) that aligns technology and model development with perspectives across users and sectors.