Title page
Contents
Acknowledgements 3
1. Introduction 6
2. Biophysical and environmental impacts of climate change on boreal forests 8
3. Economic impacts of climate change on boreal forests 11
4. Role of boreal forests in climate change mitigation 12
5. Adapting boreal forests to a new climate reality 14
6. Main take-aways 17
References 18
Figure 1. Boreal forest extent (managed forests (in blue) and unmanaged forests (in green)) 6
Figure 2a. Left: Time series of annual mean surface temperature anomalies from 1979 to 2020 averaged over the Arctic region (66.6°N-90°N) 8
Figure 2b. Right: Map of the annual mean surface temperature anomaly in 2020. All anomalies are calculated relative to the 1981-2010 mean 8
Boxes
BOX 1. What are Representative Concentration Pathways? 10
BOX 2. Sustainable boreal forest management - challenges and opportunities for climate change mitigation 13
BOX 3. What is climate smart forestry? 14
BOX 4. What is forest landscape restoration and how can it help to increase the capacity of forest ecosystems to absorb carbon? 15