Modeling climate-smart forest management and wood use for climate mitigation potential in Maryland and Pennsylvania

Author: Chad C. Papa et al

Date: 2023

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Language: English

Type of resource: Academic article

Topics: Climate

State and local governments are increasingly interested in understanding the role forests and harvested wood products play in regional carbon sinks and storage, their potential contributions to state-level greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions, and the interactions between GHG reduction goals and potential economic opportunities. We used empirically driven process-based forest carbon dynamics and harvested wood product models in a systems-based approach to project the carbon impacts of various forest management and wood utilization activities in Maryland and Pennsylvania from 2007 to 2100.