Morten Thoroe, Secretary General, The Confederation of European Forest Owners' presentation at the Climate Action Conference in Brussels, 25-27 October 2010

1. 1
Forestry and its crucial role in
combating global warming
Morten Thoroe
Secretary General
Confederation of European Forest Owners

2. 2
European forestry
• 16 million family forest owners
• Over 60 % of forests owned by families
• Small scale forest holdings
• Sustainable forest management
• Forest cover has increased by 13 mill ha from
1990 to 2005
• 60 % of the annual increment in European
forests is harvested

3. 3
Annual increment and removal of wood
resources in Europe for 1950–2010

4. 4
Sequestration
Substitution
Storage
The 3-S

5. 5
Sweden
Brazil
China
Indonesia
- 4,0 %
Europe
North/Central
America
Africa South
America
Asia
World – 0,2
-1,0
0,0
1,0
% growth
standing
volume
Global stocks wood/carbon and changes

6. 6
Carbon sink
Timber frame
app 150 ton CO2
Concrete
app 95 ton CO2
CO2 Emission

7. 7
Manage to mitigate!
• Manage our existing forest
sustainable
• Stop global deforestation
• Restore degraded forests and plant
new ones
This can unlock the full potential
that our forests have!

8. 8
Thank you for your attention!
More info:
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